Chapter 1012 Assimilating Comprehending taking in Assimilating was easier once Victor lost his accent Compelled Urged or drove forcefully Dean felt compelled to do something even though he had no idea what to do ID: 377888
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Vocabulary 4
Chapter 10-12Slide2
Assimilating
Comprehending; taking inAssimilating was easier once Victor lost his accent.Slide3
Compelled
Urged or drove forcefully
Dean felt compelled to do something even
though he had no idea what to do.Slide4
Myopia
Nearsightedness
Concave Lenses are used in the treatment of myopia or short sight.Slide5
Sniveling
Whining in a weak manner
I'd rather have entertained my house guest than listened to
Xavier
sniveling and
begging. Slide6
Propitiatingly
Pacifying; appeasing
Mrs. Draper patted the girl's shoulder propitiatingly. Slide7
Quavered
Spoke in a trembling voice
Alex could hardly see; his smile quavered.Slide8
Truculently
Savagely;aggresivelyThe teens behaved in the most high-handed, brutal and
truculently
manner.Slide9
Talisman
Object thought to have magical power
Sean
wore a glowing talisman on a leather chain around his neck
.Slide10
Cynical(ly)
Distrustful(ly) of human nature
Brayden
was cynical about politicians' promises on taxes
.Slide11
Acrid
Pungent or bitter odor or taste
The acrid smell of sulfur surfed a breeze and burned
her
nose
.Slide12
Cordon
A line of people enclosing an area The Secret Service agents formed a cordon on either side of the street,
so President Obama could pass unhindered to his
destination.Slide13
Ululating
Howling; wailing
The choir sang traditional hymns punctuated with claps and the ululating tribal cries of celebration.Slide14
Elephantine
Massive; clumsy; enormous
Aiden’s face is in agony as an elephantine crushing weight attacks
him.Slide15
Crepitation
Crackling sound There will also be swelling, with difficulty of locomotion, and crepitation will be easy of detection.Slide16
Epaulettes
Fringed shoulder pad on a military uniformThe General has epaulettes on his uniform.