ELA 9 vocab terms-chapter 2
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runnergirl7 on September 28, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 discern | verb: detected by looking carefully |
| frivolous | adjective: silly and not as serious as the occassion requests |
| bald-headed | adverb: without being careful or taking precautions |
| chloroform | noun: a chemical used in medicine as a solvent and used in the past as an anesthetic |
| pocketbook | noun: a flat, typically leather, folding case for money or personal papers that an be held in a pocket |
| half-nelson | noun: a wrestling hold in which one arm is thrust under the corresponding arm of an opponent and the hand placed on the back of the opponent's neck |
| suede | noun: leather with a napped surface |
| ice box | noun: old fashioned refrigerator |
| malaria | noun: infectious disease transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected misquito, causes frequent sweats and high fevers |
| krait | noun: poisiounous asian snake, usually black or dark brown with white or yellow bands |
| intravenously | adverb: directly into a vein (IV) |
| ether | noun: anestethics, substances that cause loss of feeling or consciousness |
| calibrations | noun: markings on a measuring instrument |
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