Prachi Ankoti
Mrs Pasic
Literature and Languages
19 April, 2016
Chu Ju's House is a novel written by Gloria Whelan. This time I was a Vocabulary Enricher. Here are some words that I was unfamiliar with:
1. Auspicious (page 5 paragraph 1)- Indicating a good chance of success- favorable
2. Barges (page 6 paragraph 2)- a long flat bottom boat for carrying freight on canals and rivers
3. Kowtowed (page 8 paragraph 3)- to kneel down and touch the ground with forehead- Chinese Culture
4. Paddies (page 91 paragraph 2)- a field where rice is grown
5. Kernel (page 117 paragraph 2)- Wheat
6. Haggling (page 117 paragraph 3)- to bargain persistently, especially over price
7. Grove (page 130 paragraph 4)- a small wooden or other group of trees
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