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The Offering: Vocabulary




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Words and definitions

Other Academic Vocabulary Lists


Match the words on the left with the definitions on the right.

Word

adorn _____
cellophane _____
disgust _____
drain _____
flick _____
gaze _____
gutter _____
huddle _____
impulse _____
inconspicuous _____
mock _____
morsel _____
nudge _____
obviously _____
score _____
shack _____
sidewalk _____
spoil _____
stuff _____
suck _____

Definition, meaning

clearly, easily seen
channel near the street for dirty water
contempt, disdain
crowd or move close together
decorate, enhance
go bad, become rotten
group of twenty
look curiously or with wonder
make something dissolve in the mouth
pedestrian walkway near the street, pavement (Br.)
place where water flows downward and away
put or cram into a small place
quick involuntary reaction or thought
quick toss with the fingers
ridicule, insult
small portion of something, usually food
small, poorly built house
touch lightly with an elbow
transparent sheet for wrapping
without being noticed


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Note: These are general meanings for the words as used in this story. You may encounter other definitions depending on context. Check a dictionary for other meanings.


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Last updated: 15 February, 2010 02:43:16