chap6vocab

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•Elated-very happy or proud; jubilant. Ex. I felt elated when I got a new car.

••2. Strut-to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out, as if expecting to impress observers. Ex. I strutted away from my school in disgust.

••3. Plotted-a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, esp. a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose. Ex. I grinned as I plotted the murder of my neighbor’s son.

••4. Objective-something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish. Ex. My main objective when yelling at my dad, was to hurt him.

••5. Swiveled-a fastening device that allows the thing fastened to turn around freely upon it, esp. to turn in a full circle. Ex. As I swiveled in my chair, I could not stop laughing with joy and excitement.

••6. Distinguished-made conspicuous by excellence. Ex. It was easy to distinguish between the scumbags and the posers.

••7. Aborting-to cease growth before full development or maturation. Ex. Jessica decided to have an abortion because she was scared.

••8. Erupted-to emerge violently from restraint or limit. Ex. I felt as though I erupted in ecstasy when I entered the rave club.

••9. Plodded-to walk heavily or move laboriously. Ex. As I plodded through the swamp I felt as if I were being consumed by it. As if it were alive.

••10. Britches-knee-length trousers. Ex. David wore his britches with a stained white t0shirt, and some vans sneakers.

••11. Defiant-characterized by defiance. Ex. I was very defiant as my mother told me to go to bed.

••12. Salivated-to produce an excessive secretion of saliva. Ex. I salivated in unusual amounts while I was under the influence of LSD.

••13. Prodding-to poke or jab with or as if with something pointed. Ex. David began prodding Larry with a stick when he was angered by his words.

••14. Fink-a labor spy. Ex. The pathetic little fink was killed before he even walked out of the door.

••15. Cooed-to utter or imitate the soft, murmuring sound characteristic of doves. Ex. The cooed soccer team had males and females.

••16. Quivered-The act or motion of quivering. Ex. David quivered as he thought back to the days he used to be abused by the mother.

••17. Crocheting-needlework done with a needle having a small hook at one end for drawing the thread or yarn through intertwined loops. Ex. Mother always used to be crocheting whenever I would come home from school.

••18. Bellowed-to shout in a deep voice. Ex. I heard my sister bellow in fear as she saw the bear quickly approaching.