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Section 1
(50 cards)
inching
slowly moving inch-by-inch or little by little Page 2
cranky
grumpy Page 5
sturdy
strong Page 5
posted
put up on the wall for people to read Page 5
expression
feelings shown in the look on a person's face Page 5
veer
turn Page 1
frame
the main structure of a figure that everything else is built on - such as the wooden frame of a building or the skeletal frame of a person's body Page 5
an instant
less than a second Page 5
basin
a hollowed out area, like a sink Page 2
eat us alive (idiom)
another idiom is - "run right over us", make things very hard for us Page 5
putrid
it means rotten and smelly, but Florida uses the way we might use the word "stupid" Page 3
her mouth full of words
she talked too much Page 5
rough-edged
a person is rough-edged if he/she doesn't have good manners, isn't shy or polite, but is tough and can handle difficult situations Page 5
wrenching
pulling and tearing something away Page 2
basement
a room built underground, beneath the main house Page 6
looping
moving in loops or circles Page 2
squirmy
a restless feeling, moving around a lot Page 5
dart out
pop out quickly from somewhere Page 7
current
flowing air or water or even electricity that moves in a path Page 2
ramshackle
falling apart Page 4
slanted
tilted Page 1
fairly regular basis
often Page 7
scuttled
a way of moving, a hurried walk with short, quick steps Page 3
chaos
everything is out of control, there is no organization or order Page 5
neglect
failing to take care of something Page 4
inclined
the feeling a person has that makes him choose a certain thing or a certain way of acting Page 5
managers
people in charge of running a business Page 4
broad
wide Page 6
visible
something a person is able to see Page 2
disgust
a bad feeling you get when you hear or see something that makes you say "Ooooooo!" Page 5
in danger of
it is likely that something you don't want to happen is going to happen Page 4
squint
press eyelids tightly so that only a slit of eyes remains, in an effort to bring something into better focus Page 7
heaving
lifting and throwing something heavy Page 3
had seen better days (idiom)
there was a time when it was better, not like it is now Page 4
ranging (ranging in age)
the amount between the least and the most or the highest and the lowest Page 4
unkempt
untidy, not cared for, messy Page 5
urging
trying to get someone to do something Page 7
collapsing
falling apart Page 4
bungling
unskilled, clumsy, useless Page 4
tilted
tipped Page 4
snare
to catch in a trap Page 3
alley
small road or passageway between homes Page 2
damp
wet, but not dripping wet Page 7
general
something that applies to every situation Page 5
rimmed
along the outside, bordering Page 6
middle-aged
around 40-45 years old Page 5
clustered
grouped (around something or in bunches) Page 4
growing stiff and cold as winter-bound trees
When a person gets old enough the bones start to hurt. If a person sits still for a while and then gets up, for example, it is hard to move the arms and legs. It takes stretching. Trees that are weighed down by snow can't move in the wind. Their limbs are stiff and straight and unable to move or bend. So the comparison is made between an older person's limbs and the limbs of snow-covered trees. Page 5
lazily
in a lazy way Page 1
flashing
changing quickly Page 5
Section 2
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