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.

Deluge-a great flood of water; inundation; flood

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

  1. Peaceful-Peaceable; not argumentative, quarrelsome, or hostile
  2. 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.
  3. Shearwater-any of several long-winged petrels of the genus Puffinus that appear to shear the water with their wing tips when flying low.
  4. Charm-a trinket to be worn on a bracelet, necklace, etc.
  5. Plantain-a tropical plant, Musa paradisiaca, of the banana
  6. 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: