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TWGB Chapters 13-15
Vocabulary Review for The Watsons Go to Birmingham
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| whirlpool | rapidly rotating mass of water in a river or sea into which objects may be drawn, typically caused by the meeting of conflicting currents. |
| electrocuted | injure or kill someone by electric shock. |
| strange | unusual or surprising in a way that is unsettling or hard to understand. |
| familiar | well known from long or close association. |
| concrete | a heavy, rough building material made from a mixture of broken stone or gravel, sand, cement, and water, that can be spread or poured into molds and that forms a mass resembling stone on hardening. |
| investigate | carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of (an incident, allegation, etc.) so as to establish the truth. |
| automatically | without conscious thought or attention; spontaneously. |
| wonder | a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable. |
| embarrass | cause (someone) to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed. |
| wilier | skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully. |