Reading Vocabulary Unit 1
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jlchandler on October 30, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
cafeteria | a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier |
demonstration | a show or display |
diary | a personal journal (as a physical object) |
racket | a loud and disturbing noise |
switch | a device that opens or closes a circuit |
triggered | caused to start |
alternating | taking turns; first one then the other; rotate |
cemetery | place for burying the dead |
scent | an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced |
withdrew | took out; removed |
awe | an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration |
darted | moved suddenly and quickly |
faith | loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person |
retraced | went back over carefully |
bitter | one of the four basic taste sensations |
determined | strongly motivated to succeed |
horrified | frightened or scared |
panicked | acted as if it were an emergency without having real cause |
select | to choose |
suspicious | doubtful |
challenging | requiring full use of your abilities or resources |
corridors | long hallways |
custodian | a janitor |
cut | discharge from a group |
valuable | having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange |
applied | put into practice or put to use |
community | a group of people living in a particular local area |
council | a group of people who meet to decide or plan something, give advice, or make laws |
project | group of apartment buildings built and run as a unit, especially with government support |
resident | someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there |
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