Chapters Seven -

Ten

collapse or fall

(verb)

Suffering from dehydration, the sick woman keeled over in the middle of the store and had to be revived

by a paramedic. The huge waves during the storm caused the sailboat to keel over

onto its side.

small leftover amounts

(noun)

All weekend I cried as I watched the footage of the

remnants of cities and towns

destroyed by the Tsunami in Japan.

To hold back or

keep under control

(verb)

A seatbelt can restrain someone from hitting

their head on the windshield in an

accident. I was unable to restrain my laughter when the

old man started to snore in the middle of

church.

To distribute or

give out

(verb)

Only a pharmacist can dispense prescription medication. My mother is always

trying to dispense her advice about my love life, even when I don’t

want it.

natural talent and

ability

(noun)

I have always lacked confidence

in my math aptitude, and never liked

participating in math class.

To think of as coming from a

particular cause, source,

or author

(verb)

I ascribed my brother’s bad

mood to all the overtime hours he had to work

this week.

horrible

(adjective)

I find it despicable

when people make

judgments about others

based on their skin color.

a restrictive

or repressive

force

(noun)

The colonists revolted against

the yoke of political

oppression forced on them by the British.

possessed at birth; inherent

(adjective)

The motivational speaker seemed

to have an innate ability to

inspire huge crowds of people.

Lazy; lacking

ambition

(adjective)

After studying in a shiftless way, the boy was not surprised that he failed his

science test.

Completely unaware

(adjective)

The little fish were completely oblivious to the shark lurking in the reef, waiting to devour them.

narrow crack

(noun)

It took me ten minutes to pull my keys out of

the crevice between the two seats in the car after I dropped

them.

invent; make up

(verb)

Lily concocted an ingenious plan to help

Rosaleen escape from

the hospital.

To walk with long, slow, easy

strides

(verb)

The hurt deer loped across

the field, looking for a safe place to

rest.

a first experience of something;

an introduction

(noun)

The parents were so proud to watch their

child’s induction into the National

Honor Society.