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"Brian's Song" (Part
Vocabulary
| Word and Definition | Memory Clue |
|---|---|
| respiration (noun) - inhalation of air; breathing | oxygen |
| somber (adjective) - extremely serious | not joking around |
| exasperated (verb) - to annoy;fed up | stressed out about something |
| facade (noun) - a front put up to hide real feelings | not being fully honest with emotions |
| eroded (verb) - worn away | an old rug or an old rugged shirt |
| uncomprehending (verb) - without understanding | confusion |
| stamina (verb) - endurance; ability to resist fatigue | staying up late with caffeine |
| pallid (noun) - deficient in color; pale | a vampire |
| enervated (adjective) - exhausted; weakened | not much energy left |
| exuberantly (adjective) - extremely joyful; with high spirits | never ending happiness |
| stifle (verb)- to hold back,smother or suppress. | to put an end to something |
| blindsided (verb)- hit on one side while looking the other way. | a football player running to the other teams goal. |
| cheshirely (adverb)- grinning with menacing expression. Disturbing unsettling way of smiling. | |
| superimpose (verb)- to overlay one image on top of another so that both can be seen at the same time. | |
| composure (noun)- feeling calm,cool and collected. A sense of control over oneself |