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Wonder vocabulary
words from the novel "Wonder"
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ordinary | having no special features, normal |
| extraordinary | unusual, remarkable, outside of the ordinary |
| Doogie | reference to an old TV show about a young Dr. named Doogie Howser |
| overcometh | to overcome or win |
| anomily | something different from the norm, strange or hard to describe |
| hysterical | extreme uncontrolledly emotion, laughing or crying |
| petrified | so scared that you can not move or act |
| cleft palate | an opening in the roof of the mouth that occurs before a baby is born |
| admissions | permission to enter or being accepted into a school |
| hindsight | recognizing the possibility of something after it occurs |
| accusing | to charge with an offence |
| exaggerating | to represent (something) as being larger, better or worse than it really is |
| percussion | musical instruments played by striking with a hand or a handheld stick or by shaking, including drums, cymbals, xylophones, gongs, bells and rattles |
| diva | a self important person who is temperamental and difficult to please |
| elective | a course that students choose out of a list of options |
| obnoxious |