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taciturn
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
¨One is a taciturn doughy man with blond hair and a mustache, who I don´t like much.¨ page 52
taciturn means quite -
crescendo
If I Stay by Gayle Forman- ¨the swirl of sensations hit a dizzying crescendo.¨ (page 62) crescendo-a gradual increase in loudness in a piece of music. -
emerge
If I Stay by Gayle Forman ¨Woman emerged from the shadows¨ (pg 102). Emerge -move out of or away from something and come into view.¨ -
invigorating
If I Stay by Gayle Forman ¨I played before, challenging , and strangely invigorating¨ (page 129) invigorating-making one feel strong, healthy, and full of energy -
detertermination
If I Stay by Gale Forman-''barely recognize the steely determination in her voice'' determination means firmness of purpose; resoluteness. -
sulking
Number The Stars "Kristi was sulking,and walking slowly toward the corner" page 3 -
enthusiastically
Aspen by Rebekah crane when Suzy nods enthusiastically" (page 72) enthusiastically means like to yell and cheer. -
intelligence
Holes "to be successful inventor you need three things:intelligence. " intelligence-the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills. -
brochure
just one day Gayle forman- a small book or magazine containing pictures and information about a product or service. -
Splurge
Aspen pg 5 to 15 I might splurge on one of those treatments that"ll straighten my hair." pg 13 Splurge means an act of spending money freely or extravagantly. -
resembled
note book pg.2 "I suppose it has most resembled a blue-chip stock" resembled -have qualities or features, especially those of appearance, in common with (someone or something); look or seem like. -
gophers
The Note Book- Nicholas Sparks "but neither have I burrowed around with the gophers." pg.2 .
gophers -a burrowing rodent with fur-lined pouches on the outside of the cheeks, found in North and Central America. -
Distinctive
she could could smell him as he stood next to her clean,familiar,distinctive (pg.53) Distinctive- characteristic of one person or thing, and so serving to distinguish it from others. -
reluctantly
The Note Book- "asked for a second chance, and after persistence, she'd reluctantly agreed (Nicholas 81) " reluctantly- in an unwilling and hesitant way. -
preoccupation
Note book -she passed an art gallery , almost walked by it in her preoccupation preoccupation- the state or condition of being preoccupied or engrossed with something. -
reluctantly (141)
the tears began to fall hard now, but she couldn't speak. Finally, reluctantly, she looked away and pulled her hand from his. (141) reluctantly- in an unwilling and hesitant way. -
muscles
"Allie rolled down the window. She could see the muscles in his arms" (page 141) muscles-a band or bundle of fibrous tissue in a human or animal body that has the ability to contract, producing movement in or maintaining the position of parts of the body. -
embraced
Noah embraced her again until he could feel her tears welling up"(page 141) embraced-hold (someone) closely in one's arms, especially as a sign of affection. -
starlings
"Allie woke up early the next morning, forced by the incessant chirping of starlings," (page 84) starlings- a gregarious Old World songbird with a straight bill, typically with dark lustrous or iridescent plumage but sometimes brightly colored. -
sovepipe
"I was a hollow man with nothing to offer,empty as a junked stovepipe" pg 163 stovepipe-the pipe taking the smoke and gases from a stove up through a roof or to a chimney. -
relatives
Diary of a wimpy kid the long haul -my friend Rowley sent flat Stanley to a bunch of his relatives and got lots of cool pictures back pg.26 relatives- a person connected by blood or marriage. -
Sepulchral
Everything Everything pg 1-96 "you only wear black it makes you look sepulchral" page.96 sepulchral-relating to a tomb or interment -
unmasked
Everything Everything pg.112 its toward the end and Ethan had just unmasked himself, literally, to catch the bad guys. unmasked- expose the true character of or hidden truth about. -
glimpses
Everything Everything - "I barely catch a glimpses of houses in the brown hills in the distance "page 180 glimpses- a momentary or partial view.
