"The secret life of bees" Ch.4 Vocab Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
Corrugated
A
Ridged
Ex: “It’s in a corrugated metal building that used to be a garage.”
2
Q
Cultured
A
Polite and civilized
Ex: “I read a lot, but I’m not particularly cultured”
3
Q
Feeble
A
Weak
Ex: “I felt too feeble to leave my room”
4
Q
Kin
A
Relatives
Ex: “his next of kin have been informed”
5
Q
Meander
A
Wander
Ex: “In places the road will meander and curve to draw attention to the landscape.”
6
Q
Paranoid
A
Crazy
Ex: “you think I’m paranoid, but I tell you there is something going on”
7
Q
Pathetic
A
Sad
Ex: “that was the most pathetic performance I’ve seen”
8
Q
Portal
A
Doorway
Ex: “It looks like a large circular doorway in the forest - a portal if you will.”
9
Q
Precisely
A
Exactly
Ex: “at 2:00 precisely, the phone rang”
10
Q
Sweltering
A
Very hot
Ex: “we sought refuge from the sweltering heat”
