The Ravine by Graham Salisbury Vocabulary Words Technician noun a person who does skilled practical work using specific equipment Pallet noun a bedlike platform sometimes covered with padding or cloth ID: 597105
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“The Ravine” by Graham Salisbury
Vocabulary Words
Technician
- (noun) a person who does skilled practical work using specific equipment
Pallet
- (noun) a bed-like platform, sometimes covered with padding or cloth
Reminisce
-(verb) when you remember past experiences or events
Dissect
-(verb) to cut apart or separate into pieces, especially to study more closely
Emphatic
-(adjective) expressed in a definite or forceful way
Magnanimously
-(verb) to do something in a courageous, kind, or unselfish way
Conscientious
-(adjective) very careful and thorough
Probe
-(noun) a small device or instrument used to
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“Fine?” by Margaret Petersen
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Vocabulary Words
Techni
- (noun) a deep narrow valley made by running water
Haole
- (noun) in Hawaii, a white person or non-native Hawaiian
Gnarly
-(adjective) something that is gnarly has many knots and bumpy areas on its surface
Decomposing
-(verb) starting to decay and fall apart
Hank
-(noun) a coiled or looped bundle of something, such as rope or yarn
Rivulet
-(noun) a small brook or stream
Cascade
-(verb) something that can cascade will fall, pour, or rush in stages, like a waterfall over steep rocks
Precipice
-(noun) an overhanging or extremely steep area of rock