How is he supposed to know what words Mrs. Olsen doesn’t know? I bet she knows scads of words she doesn’t use in class. Also, she can use a dictionary. He’s not going to get away with defining, say, “malleable” as “oneiric”.
Yes, I know, Frazz is encouraging him to learn some obscure words under a guise of rebellion. And I expect it’s a better way to come to love words than vocabulary lists. But will he fall for it?
How is he supposed to know what words Mrs. Olsen doesn’t know? I bet she knows scads of words she doesn’t use in class. Also, she can use a dictionary. He’s not going to get away with defining, say, “malleable” as “oneiric”.
Yes, I know, Frazz is encouraging him to learn some obscure words under a guise of rebellion. And I expect it’s a better way to come to love words than vocabulary lists. But will he fall for it?