The definitions and parts of speech below indicate how the words in this unit are used. The words below are listed alphabetically by Lesson Unit.

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Vocabulary Word	Part of Speech	Definition
Unit 3 introduction
anointed	adjective	ritual that shows someone has been given a high office or special status
preface	noun	introductory statement
prose-poem	noun	a written passage with qualities of poetic form
stanza	noun	lines forming a unit of a poem; one of the verses of a longer poem
Last Stanza of poem
chattering	adjective	talking a lot (about pleasant, trivial things)
grave	noun	the place where a dead person is buried
healed	adjective	becoming healthy again; growth of new skin over an injury
metaphor	noun	a word or phrase that indicates something beyond itself
milestone	noun	a very important stage or event
reassertion	noun	to make a forceful statement again; a reinforcement of a forceful statement by repeating it
thrust	verb	put or push suddenly and forcefully
wound	noun	injury
Unit 3 Reading: Noel's Story
fill (an order)	verb	give what was requested
indescribable	adjective	so extreme or unusual that it cannot be described
ravage	verb	very badly damage
Unit 3 Reading: Noel's Story
electoral	adjective	related to elections
grandeur	noun	greatness
strike (be struck)	verb	impress (be impressed)
surreal	adjective	very strange; more like a dream than reality