walk two moons ch. 1-22 vocabulary
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Chapter 9 10. pandemonium 11. potential Chapter 13 12. malevolent 13. deprived Chapter 22 14. peer 15. malinger 16. coaxed 17. console a mnesia lather 20. predict. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Chapter 1 1. peculiar
Chapter 2 2. suspend Chapter 3 3. omnipotent 4. dignified
Chapter 6 5. diabolic 6. divulge
Chapter 8 7. detect 8. mournfully 9. ambush
Walk Two Moons Ch. 1-22 VocabularyChapter 9 10. pandemonium 11. potential
Chapter 13 12. malevolent 13. deprived Chapter 22 14. peer 15. malinger 16. coaxed17. console18.amnesia19.lather20. predict
Ch. 1 peculiarpe cu liar [pi-kyool-yer]⋅ ⋅
• adjective
• 1.strange; odd: peculiar happenings.
• 2.uncommon; unusual: the peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats.
Ch. 2 suspend sus pend [s⋅ uh-spend]
• verb
• to stop for a period of time; interrupt
Ch. 3 omnipotentom nip o tent ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ [om-nip-uh-tuh nt]
• adjective
• 1.having very great or unlimited authority or power.
Ch. 3 dignified
dig ni fied [dig-n⋅ ⋅ uh-fahyd]–
adjective
• characterized or marked by dignity or nobility; stately: dignified conduct.
Ch. 6 diabolic dia·bolic (dī′ə bäl′ik)
diabolical, diabolically
• adjective
• 1. of the Devil or devils
• 2. very wicked or cruel; fiendish
Ch. 6 divulgedi·vulge [di vulj]
• verb
• 1. reveal something: especially information that was previously secret
Ch. 8 detect de·tect [di tekt]
verb
• 1.To discover the fact of: to notice or discover the existence of something
• 2. Work on crimes: to investigate crimes or other matters as a detective
Ch. 8 mournfullymourn·ful [mawrnfel]
• adjective
• 1.Sorrowfully: grievingly: a youth with a mournful face
• 2. Causing or suggesting deep sadness
Ch. 8 ambusham·bush [amboosh]
verb
• To lie in wait; to attack by surprise
• An unexpected attack from a concealed position: They lay in ambush and waited for their victims.
Ch. 9 pandemoniumpan·de·mo·ni·um [pandə monnee əm]
noun
• 1. chaos: wild uproar; noise
• 2. noisy confused place: a place or situation that is noisy and chaotic
Ch. 9 potentialpo·ten·tial [ pə tenshəl]
adjective
1. Capable of being, but not yet in existence: posed a potential danger
noun
1. Capacity for development: a capacity to develop, succeed, or become something
Ch. 13 malevolentma·lev·o·lent [mə levvələnt]
• adjective
• 1. having or showing intense often vicious ill will toward others
• 2. Harmful or evil: having a harmful or evil effect or influence
Ch. 13 deprivedde·prived [di prīvd]
• adjective
• without basic needs: lacking the things needed for a comfortable or successful life
Ch. 22 peerpeer [peer]
• verb
1. To look intently: to look very carefully or hard, especially at somebody or something that is difficult to see, often with narrowed eyes
• noun
1. Person of equal standing with another: in age or social class
Ch. 22 malingerma·lin·ger [mə ling gər]
• verb
1. to fake illness to avoid work
Ch. 22 coax [kōks] coaxed, coax·ing, coax·es
• verb
• 1. persuade gently: to persuade somebody gently to do something
• 2. gently make something work: to manipulate something patiently until it moves or works
Ch. 22 consolecon·sole [kən sōl]
• verb
1. to comfort: to provide a source of comfort to somebody who is distressed or disappointed
Ch. 22 amnesiaam·ne·sia [am neezhə]
• noun
1. loss of memory as a result of shock, injury, psychological disturbance, or medical disorder
Ch. 22 latherlath·er [lathər]
• noun
1. soapy froth: foam that is produced by soap or detergent used with water
2. state of agitation: a state of agitation or nervous anxiety
Ch. 22 predict pre·dict [pre dikt]
• verb
1.to tell about in advance: to say what is going to happen in the future, often on the basis of present indications or past experience