vocabulary

1. Profound (pg.12) adj.

• “The guys dead, he kept saying, which seemed profound- the guys dead. I mean really” (paragraph 2)
• Example: “He kept saying”
• Explain: Because of the repeating that the guys dead, but its not processing well to everyone.
• When a child goes through a parents divorce its a profound experience.

     2.   Poise (pg.18) noun

• “For the most part they carried themselves with poise, a kind of dignity.” (paragraph 2)
• Example: “they carried themselves”
• Explain: Because i think of them walking in a uniform way. Holding it together and being brave.
• The ballerina performed with great poise.

     3.  Resignation (pg.19) noun

• “Some carried themselves with a sort of resignation, others with pride or stiff soldierly discipline or good humor or macho zeal.”
• Example: “Others with pride or stiff soldierly discipline”
• Explain: Because its showing that resignation must be the complete opposite.
• After the top student in math failed his final he showed resignation to the next one in line.