Painless VocabularyDinosaur Man – Chapter 1

Dinosaur ManSet #1

•Extraordinary – supernatural, beyond ordinary

•Ardent – passionate

• Scrutinize – examining

•Regale – delight, entertain

•Procure - obtain

Dinosaur ManSet #2

•Devour – consume, eat greedily

•Ponder – to weigh, take time it deserves

•Endure – keep going

•Elicit - bring forth, draw out

• Sheer – complete or very thin, transparent

Dinosaur ManSet #3

•Cater – provide

•Adorn – decorate

• Former – previous/first

•Abates – subsides/stop

•Enthrall – captivate

Dinosaur Man

• The introductory essay describes a young child’s fascination with dinosaurs. Can you remember a time in your life when you were similarly fascinated? Maybe your fascination wasn’t with dinosaurs. Maybe you focused your energy on a new toy or a video game or your first cell phone or a sport or maybe even a subject in school.

• Write a good body paragraph (that is, one with a strong topic sentence, several supporting sentences, and a strong clincher sentence to wrap it up) about the fascination. Include at least 5 list words from this chapter.