Monday, January 23, 2012

WEEK OF JANUARY 23-27th

Fighting Ground Final Vocabulary
1. cartridge
2. clenched
3. inhaled
4. meager
5. conspired
6. elusively
7. flickered
8. occasionally
9.desperately
10.spasmodically
11. silhouettes p.109-the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, esp. in dim light.
12.fragmentary p.110-consisting of small parts that are disconnected or incomplete
13. hunched p.111-raise (one's shoulders) and bend the top of one's body forward :
14. accusation p.113-a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong
15. gesture p. 127-a movement of part of the body, esp. a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning
16. ransom p.133-a sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a prisoner.
17. gauge-1 an instrument or device for measuring the magnitude, amount, or contents of something, typically with a visual display of such information.
18. stammered p.151-speak with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words
19.mirage p. 151-an optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions, esp. the appearance of a sheet of water in a desert
20. garrison-the troops stationed in a fortress or town to defend it.
• the building occupied by such troops.

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