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Unknown words Vocabulary words After 20 years MEMBERS: CIABEL CRESPO #8 GABRIELA RÍOS #21

GUST n. Meaning: a powerful and unexpected rush of wind, air, rain, water, sound, smoke or fire. Sentence: The time was barely ten o’clock at nights, but chilly gusts of wind with a taste of rain in them had well high developed the streets. Synonym: blast; breeze

DEPEOPLED v. Meaning: To reduce sharply the population of, as by disease, war, or forcible relocation. Sentence: The time was barely ten o’clock at nights, but chilly gusts of wind with a taste of rain in them had well high depeloped the streets. Synonym: desecrate; devour; pillage

TWIRLING v. Meaning: To rotate or revolve briskly Sentence: Trying doors as he went, twirling his club with many intricate and artful movements. Synonym: rotate; whirl

ARTFUL adj. Meaning: Exhibiting art or skill Sentence: Trying doors as he went, twirling his club with many intricate and artful movements. Synonym: adroit; sly; ingenious

THOROUGHFARE n. Meaning: A main road or public highway Sentence: Turning now and then to cast his watchful eye down the pacific thoroughfare, the officer, with his stalwart form and slightly swagger. Synonym: artery; avenue; causeway

STALWART adj. Meaning: Strong and imposing. Sentence: Turning now and then to cast his watchful eye down the pacific thoroughfare, the officer, with his stalwart form and slightly swagger. Synonym: robust, firm.

VICINITY n. Meaning: A nearby, surrounding, or adjoining region. Sentence: The vicinity was one that kept early hours. Synonyms: neighborhood, district.

KEEN adj. Meaning: Having a fine, sharp cutting edge or point. Sentence: The light showed a pale, square-jawed faced with keen eyes and a little white scar near his right eyebrow. Synonyms: fierce, intense.

CHUM n. Meaning: To be an intimate friend. Sentence: I dined here at “Big Joe” Brady’s with Jimmy Wells, my best chum and the finest chap in the world. Synonym: buddy, comrade.

CHAP n. Meaning: A man or boy; a fellow. Sentence: I dined here at “Big Joe” Brady’s with Jimmy Wells, my best chum and the finest chap in the world. Synonym: lad, mate.

STAUNCHEST (STAUNCH) adj. Meaning: loyal or true. Sentence: But I know Jimmy will meet me here if he’s alive, for he always was truest, straunchest old chap in the world. Synonyms: trustwordly, reliable.

PLODDER n. Meaning: someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours. Sentence: He was kind of a plodder, though, good fellow as he was. Synonyms: laborer, workaholic.

WITS n. Meaning: A person of exceptional intelligence. Sentence: I’ve had to complete with some of the sharpest wits going to get my pile. Synonyms: genius, nerd.

DRIZZLE n. Meaning: A fine, gentle, misty rain. Sentence: There was now a fine, cold drizzle falling, and the wind had risen from its uncertain puffs into a steady blow. Synonyms: mist, mizzle.

PUFFS n. Meaning: A short forceful exhalation of breath Sentence: There was now a fine, cold drizzle falling, and the wind had risen from its uncertain puffs into a steady blow. Synonym: whiff; draft; wisp.

ASTIR adj. Meaning: Moving ahead, being in motion Sentence: The few foot passengers astir in that quarter hurried dismally and silently along with coat collars turned high and pocketed hand. Synonym: about; active; afoot.

ABSURDITY adj. Meaning: Extremely unreasonable. Sentence: The man who had come a thousand miles to fill an appointment, uncertain almost to absurdity, with a friend of his youth, smoke his cigar and waited. Synonym: ridiculous; foolishness; stupidity

SUBMERGED adj. Meaning: Covered with water Sentence: The other, submerged in his overcoat, listened with interest. Synonym: drown; engulf; immerse.

STRUCK v. Meaning: To hit sharply, as with a hand, fist, weapon, or implement. Sentence: When you struck the match to light your cigar, I saw it was the face of the man wanted in Chicago. Synonym: battered; hurt

PLAINCLOTHES adj. Meaning: Wearing civilian clothes while on duty to avoid being identified as police or security. Sentence: I went around a got a plainclothes man to do the job.