Name: _____________________ Class: __________ Date: __________
Directions: As you read, look for the following words and use the chart on the back to
write the sentence with the word from the book, as well as your inference about what
the word means. Then, check your definition with the actual dictionary definition.
Chapter One Vocabulary Secret Life of Bees
1. Presumptuous, 2 (page # found on)
2. Insomniac, 3
3. Orneriness, 3
4. Cowlick, 9
5. Mercantile, 11
6. Imbecile, 11
7. Carousing, 12
8. Smirking, 13
9. Oblivious, 21
10.Impersonation, 31
11.Sashaying, 32
12.Unperturbed, 32
13.Recoil, 32
CHAPTER 2 Vocabulary
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Deliberate, 38
Brazen, 38
Beseeching, 40
Pious, 44
Blaspheme, 44