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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