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WGTB Chap 1-5
The Watsons Go To Birmingham 1963 Chap 1-5
Term | Definition |
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thermostat | a device that controls temperatures automatically |
juvenile delinquent | antisocial or criminal behavior by a juvenile person, which often warrants legal action |
emulate | to try to be the same as or better than (another person), imitate |
punctual | on time; prompt |
reinforcement | additions of personnel or material to a military force |
radioactive | giving off energy as a result of the decay or unstable atoms |
pomade | a scented ointment used to keep the hair in place |
hypnotize | to put into a trance |
strangle | to kill by stopping the breathing of, usually by surrounding the neck with something; to choke |
traitor | a person who is disloyal to his or her country, his or her friends, or another group |