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Focus on Reading
Goodson's Focus on reading class 2nd period
| Word | Definition | Part of Speech |
|---|---|---|
| flint | a very hard piece of stone that gives off sparks when struck by steel | noun |
| field | a category or information in a database | database |
| brooded | To dwell on or think about | verb |
| prose | Writing that is not poetry | noun |
| paraphernalia | things related to a particular activity | noun |
| incline | a slope or small hill | noun |
| ajar | partly open | adverb |
| entry | a single piece of information in a database | database |
| discreetly | acting cautiously or having self-restraint | adverb |
| file | the entire database | database |
| splayed | spread apart | verb or adjective |
| record | all the entries on a single subject in a database | database |
| rummage | carefully searching through something and often messing it up | verb |
| unmercifully | not feeling sorry for someone or something | verb |
| defray | to pay for or provide payment | verb |
| ambling | to move at a leisurely pace | verb |
| dissemble | to lie or avoid telling the truth. | verb |
| lurch | to walk with a limp | verb or noun |
| sophisticated | very complex | adjective |
| ricochet | to bounce off something at high speed | (blank) |