All Summer in a Day Vocab

Resilient:

Springing back into shape.

Setting:

Time and place of a story.

Concussion:

Violent shaking.

Slackening:

Easing, becoming less active.

Tumultuously:

Noisily and violently

Vital:

Necessary to life, critically important.

Surged:

Moved in a violent, swelling motion.

Conflict:

Struggle between two opposing forces.

Comparing and contrasting:

Involves finding similarities and differences in personalities and behaviors.