Plot keywords for: Brian's Song
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Chicago Bears
Roommate
Professional Sports
Marriage
Prank
Interracial Friendship
Sports Team
Hospital
Racism
Football Player
Basement
Football
Injury
Locker Room
Jogging
Hazing
Coach
Park
1960s
Fatal Illness
African American
Mashed Potatoes
American Football
Operation
Athlete
Death Of Friend
Based On Book
Make a prediction about, “Brian’s Song,” based on the keywords listed above.
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Vocabulary
1) aggregate (AG ruh git) _________________________________________________________________________
2) befuddled (buh FUD uld) _______________________________________________________________________
3) buoyant (BOY unt) ____________________________________________________________________________
4) conglomerate (kun GLOM ur it) __________________________________________________________________
5) dour (Dow ur) ________________________________________________________________________________
6) enervation (en er VAY shun) ____________________________________________________________________
7) enigmatic (en ig MAT ik) ________________________________________________________________________
8) fatalistic (fate uh LIS tik) ________________________________________________________________________
9) fluid (FLOO id) ________________________________________________________________________________
10) laconic (luh KON ik) ____________________________________________________________________________
11) misnomer (mis NO mur) _______________________________________________________________________
12) peruse (puh ROOZ) ___________________________________________________________________________
13) portent (PORE tent ) __________________________________________________________________________
14) relish (REL ish ) ______________________________________________________________________________
15) tranquil (TRANG kwul) ________________________________________________________________________
Synonyms
tranquil
befuddled
misnomer
buoyant
16) cheerful = __________________________________________
17) peaceful = _________________________________________
18) wrong name = ________________________________________
19) confused = ________________________________________
20) a mixture of many things = ______________________________________
Antonyms
aggregate
fluid
laconic
21) verbose, using lots of words = _________________________________________
22) jerky, and not smooth = _________________________________________
23) a partial amount = ______________________________________
conglomerate