IRONMAN VOCABULARY

English III

MEMOIRSRECORD OF EVENTS BASED ON WRITER’S OBSERVATIONS

PRUDENTUSING GOOD JUDGMENT

DECIBELUNIT FOR MEASURING THE LOUDNESS OF SOUND

DEGRADATION

LOWERING OF ONE’S DIGNITY

INFINITESIMAL

TOO SMALL TO BE MEASURED

BEHEMOTH

HUGE OR POWERFUL ANIMAL OR THING

Coddle

To pamper

STOICSOMEONE WHO DOESN’T SHOW EMOTIONS

SPARTAN

A DISCIPLINED

PERSON

TENACIOUS

HOLDING FIRMLY

ORNERY

MEAN, NASTY

DISCERNTO PERCEIVE OR RECOGNIZE CLEARLY

WILLY-NILLY

Without choice

PERCEPTION

THE MENTAL GRASP OF OBJECTS

PIQUE

RESENTMENT TO BEING SLIGHTED

FRIVOLOUS

OF LITTLE VALUE

TEMPERAMENT

ONE’S NATURAL DISPOSITION

RILEDANGERED OR IRRITATED

BIGOT

ONE WHO HOLDS BLINDLY TO A CREED

IMPULSIVE

DRIVING FORWARD

UNSAVORY

UNPLEASANT TO TASTE OR SMELL

INSOLENCE

DISRESPECT

EKETO MAKE A LIVING WITH DIFFICULTY

BO BREWSTERMAIN CHARACTERTraining for Youkon Jack’s Triatholon

LUKE BREWSTER

BO’S FATHER

JORDAN BREWSTER

BO’S BROTHER

LARRY KING

TALK SHOW HOST

KEITH REDMOND

FOOTBALL COACHBo’s English teacher

LIONEL SERBOUSEK

TEACHER WHO IS BO’S FRIENDBo’s journalism teacherFamily died in boating accident

MR. NAKATANIANGER MANAGEMENT TEACHER

IAN WYRACK

COLLEGE SWIMMER; HATES BO

SHUJA

ONLY BLACK ANGER MANAGEMENT MEMBER

ELVISBOY IN ANGER MANAGEMENT WHOSE DAD LEFT

Had to take care of brother and sister

SHELLYBO’S GIRLFRIENDWants to be an American Gladiator

HUDGEBOY WHO EVERYONE THINKS IS CRAZY

His dad killed his dog.