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whirligig chapter 9 vocab
Sociable-inclined to associate with or be in the company of others
Converse-to talk informally with another or others; exchange views, opinions, etc., by talking.
Summoned-to call into action; rouse; call forth (often. followed by up
Overlapping-to cover and extend beyond (something else)
Shingles-a thin piece of wood, slate, metal, asbestos, or the like, usually oblong, laid in overlapping rows to cover the roofs and walls of buildings.
Brisk-quick and active; lively
Hollowness-having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty:
Cicada-any large homopterous insect of the family Cicadidae, the male of which produces a shrill sound by means of vibrating membranes on the underside of the abdomen
whirligig chapter 8 vocab
Intercom-an intercommunication system
Catapulted-to thrust or move quickly or suddenly
Chemotherapy-the treatment of disease by means of chemicals that have a specific toxic effect upon the disease-producing microorganisms or that selectively destroy cancerous tissue.
Resemble-to be like or similar to.
Nonchalantly-coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual:
Furiously-intensely violent, as wind or storms.
Unfocused-not brought into focus; lacking proper focus:
Awning-a rooflike shelter of canvas or other material extending over a doorway
whirligig chapter 7 vocab
Apprentice-a person who works for another in order to learn a trade:
Appendix-a narrow, blind tube protruding from the cecum, having no known useful function
Panorama-an unobstructed and wide view of an extensive area in all directions.
Fraud-deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
Vagabond-wandering from place to place without any settled home;
Fatigue-weariness from bodily or mental exertion
Minuscule-very small.
whirligig chapter 6 vocab
Paradise-A place of extreme beauty, delight, or happiness
Virtuoso-A person who has special knowledge or skill in a field.
Pledge-A solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something:
Background-The ground or parts, as of a scene, situated in the rear (opposed to foreground
Standards-Something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
Recital-A musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
whirligig chapter 5 vocab
Squinted-To look with the eyes partly closed
Anonymous-Without any name acknowledged, as that of author, contributor, or the like
Hostel-Also called youth hostel. An inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
Marimba-A musical instrument, originating in Africa but popularized and modified in Central America, consisting of a set of graduated wooden bars, often with resonators beneath to reinforce the sound, struck with mallets.
Distance-The state or fact of being apart in space, as of one thing from another; remoteness.
Unobtrusively-not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.
whirligig chapter 4 vocab
- Peaceful-Peaceable; not argumentative, quarrelsome, or hostile
- Statue-a three-dimensional work of art, as a representational or abstract form, carved in stone or wood, molded in a plastic material, cast in bronze, or the like.
- Shearwater-any of several long-winged petrels of the genus Puffinus that appear to shear the water with their wing tips when flying low.
- Charm-a trinket to be worn on a bracelet, necklace, etc.
- Plantain-a tropical plant, Musa paradisiaca, of the banana
- Everglades-a swampy and partly forested region in S Florida,
whirligig chapter 3 vocab
3Probation-the act of testing.
Restitution-reparation made by giving an equivalent or compensation for loss, damage, or injury caused; indemnification
Tragedy-a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster
Interim-an intervening time; interval; meantime:
Illusion-something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
Marveled-something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment
whirligig chapter 2 vocab
Harem-the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
Carburetors-a device for mixing vaporized fuel with air to produce a combustible or explosive mixture, as for an internal-combustion engine.
Urchins-Sea urchin
Gesticulating-to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
imagery-the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively:
hypothermia-subnormal body temperature
whirligig chapter 1 vocab
Whirligig-something that whirls or revolves.
BorneĀ -a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
Careened-to sway or cause to sway dangerously over to one side
Reconnoitered-to examine or survey
Burin-a tempered steel rod
luxury-a pleasure out of the ordinary allowed to oneself: