Vocabulary Ominous page 190 Adjective If you describe something as ominous you mean that it worries you because it makes you think that something unpleasant or scary is going to happen Ex T ID: 436815
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Chapter 10 and 11
VocabularySlide2
Ominous: (page 190)
Adjective
If you describe something as
ominous
, you mean that it worries you because it makes you think that something unpleasant or scary is going to happen
Ex: T
here was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone.Slide3
Promontory: (page 191)
Noun
A
promontory
is a cliff that stretches out into the sea.
Ex: The waves splashed below as I stood at the end of the promontory. Slide4
Vagabond: (page 196)
A
vagabond
is someone who wanders from place to place and has no home or job
.
Ex: A cold and hungry vagabond stopped by my house on Thanksgiving to ask for some food. Slide5
Enmity (p.
197)
Enmity
is a feeling of hatred toward someone that lasts for a long time.
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EX:
I think there is an historic enmity between
the Chiefs and the Raiders.Slide6
Disembarked (p.
202)
When passengers disembark from a ship, airplane, or bus, they leave it at the end of their trip.
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EG: ⇒ I looked toward the plane. Six passengers had already disembarked.Slide7
Waning (p. 203)
If something wanes, it becomes gradually weaker or less, often so that it eventually disappears.
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EG: ⇒ While his interest in these sports began to wane, a passion for lacrosse developed.