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Reading ch.5,6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| warily | cautiously |
| fleeting | very brief; passing quickly |
| conceded | admitted as true |
| grudgingly | in an angry way |
| insulted | said or did something very scornfully, rude, or harsh to; hurt by such speech or action |
| arrogant | having or showing too much pride |
| eerie | causing fear because of strangeness or weirdness |
| peculiar | not usual; strange |
| trudged | walked slowly with effort |
| overwhelming | overcoming completely |
| mustered | called together; assembled |
| disarray | lack of order; confusion |
| surged | rose and fell; moved like waves |
| lurched | suddenly leaned or rolled to one side; staggered |
| twinge | sudden sharp pain |
| sullenly | gloomily; silent |
| taunting | jeering; mocking |
| unwielding | hard to handle |
| numerator | top number of a fraction |
| denominator | bottom number of a fraction |
| parallel lines | lines which go in the same direction and stay the same distance apart |
| intersecting | lines that cross |
| perpendicular lines | intersecting lines which form square corners |