Ch17 20.2ppt

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Clutter (v): to fill or litter with things in a disorderly manner

This room is cluttered (adj.) with junk.

PRONOUNCED

WRINKLED

PRUNE

REARRANGE

SQUEEZE

TREASURE

Stymied (adj.): hindered or blocked so that you can’t move

Chill: a sensation of cold; a depressing influence or sensation

frenzied (adj)

A predator is an animal that hunts other animals for food

The boy is gasping for air

The weather report predicted a gentle breeze coming from the eastern front.

The minute she saw flames, her instinctivereaction was to grab the baby and run.

An instinctive reaction is a GUT reaction.

Screw on: To turn or twist

This is a screw-on bottle cap

• Surge: A heavy billowing or swelling motion like that of great waves

Surge (n): Increase

• There has been a SURGE in applications to the LCC recently.

• So many students want to be students here.

• Do you think it is because of the wonderful teachers?

• Unwittingly: Not knowing, Not intended

Waterproof :if something does not let water pass through it.

First –aid kit: is simple medical treatment.

Oblivious

• Oblivious: if you are oblivious to something, you are not aware of it.

Incessant

• Continuing without stopping

• It is raining incessantly

Raft

• A flat floating structure, usually made of pieces of wood together, used as a boat

Littered • If things litter an area, there are a lot of them

in that place (be full of something)

Initial • (adj): happening at the beginning (only before noun)

• (noun): the first letter of someone first name

• (verb): to sign (to place your initial on something—(like HC)