Colegio Real de Panamá
8°B
María Beatriz Amado and Francheska Gutierrez
VOCABULARY WORDS: AFTER TWENTY YEARS
Teacher Laura Phillips
14-10-15
Twirling
Definition: to cause to rotate rapidly
Synonym: spin; revolve; whirl.
Sentence: Trying doors as he went, twirling his club with many intricate and artful movements…
Depeopled
Definition: to depopulate.
Synonym: reduce population
Sentence: Chilly gusts of wind with a taste of rain in them had well nigh depeopled the streets.
Stalwart
Definition: strongly and stoutly built, sturdy and robust.
Synonym: strong
Sentence: the officer with his stalwart form and slight swagger, made a fine picture of a guardian of peace.
Vicinity
Definition: the area or region near or about a place.
Synonym: neighborhood
Sentence: The vicinity was one that kept early hours.
Keen
Definition: characterized by strength and distinctness of perception.
Synonym: sensitive
Sentence: the light showed a pale, square-jawed face with keen eyes and a little white scar near his right eyebrow.
Taunchest
Definition: firm or steadfast in principle.
Synonym: loyal
Sentence: He always was the truest, staunchest old chap in the world.
Plodder
Definition: to walk heavily or move laboriously.
Synonym: trudge
Sentence: He was a kind of plodder, though, good fellow as he was.
Wits
Definition: powers of intelligent observation, keen perception, ingenious contrivance, and composure.
Synonym: cleverness
Sentence: I’ve had to compete with some of the sharpest wits going to get my pile.
Groove
Definition: a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface.
Synonym: pattern
Sentence: A man gets in a groove in New York.
Astir
Definition: moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement.
Synonym: active
Sentence: The few foot passengers astir in that quarter hurried.
Drizzle
Definition: to rain gently and steadily in fine drops.
Synonym: sprinkle
Sentence: There was now a fine, cold drizzle falling.
Grasping
Definition: greedy, avaricious.
Synonym: tenacious
Sentence: Bless my heart! Exclaimed the new arrival, grasping both the other´s hands with his own.
Puff
Definition: a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath.
Synonym: mistery, uncertain
Sentence:There was now a fine, cold drizzle falling, and the wind had risen from its uncertain puffs into a steady blow.
Dragged
Definition: to move heavily or with effort.
Synonym: extract
Sentence: You couldn´t hve dragged Jimmy out of New York.
Chum
Definition:a roommate, as at college.
Synonym: intimate companion
Sentence: Jimmy Wells, my best chum and the finnest chap in the world.
Gaze
Definition:to look steadily and intently.
Synonym: look with curiosity, interest
Sentence: When they came into this glare, each of them turned simultaneously to gaze upon other´s face.
collar
Definition: the part of a shirt, coat, dress, blouse, etc., that encompasses the neckline of the garment and is sewn permanently to it, often so as to fold or roll over.
Sentence: About twenty minutes he waited , and then a tall man in a long overcoat, with collar turned up to his ears…
Chilly
Definition:mildly cold or producing a sensation of cold
Synonym: causing shivering; chill
Sentence: The time as bearly ten o´clock at night but chilly gusts of wind with a taste of rain in them had well nigh developed the streets.
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