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Night of the Twister

Vocabulary

TermDefinition
brooding depressed and full of negative thoughts
chortled to laugh gleefully
cogitates to think really hard about something
collision a violent crash
perfumy something that has a fragrant smell
chaotic completely confused and disorderly
croaked to speak in a low, raspy voice
detoured to find a different way or route to get somewhere
hashed a complete mess
quota a certain amount that is required
scolded to be disciplined or corrected
boutique small store or hair salon
huddled to gather or crowd together in a close mass
puckered a wrinkle or irregular fold
revolted to feel horror or disgust at something
squeamish easily nauseated or disgusted
suffocated to smother someone with something or feel really smothered with warm air
beacon a person, act, or thing that warns or guides
crescendo a gradual, steady increase of loudness or force
gusting a sudden, strong blast of wind
hypothermia abnormal body temperature
rubble broken bits and pieces of anything, as that which is demolished
wreckage remains or fragments of something that has been wrecked
buffeted pounded or hit repeatedly by stoms
civilians a regular person, not in the armed services
clammy unpleasantly damp and sticky
evaucuees a person taken from a place of danger to somewhere safe
harebrained bad judgement, not making a wise decision
rigged to temporarily fix something using easy to find materials
ablaze burning strongly
auxillary not the main building, a secondary, smaller one
generator a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy when the power goes out
grubby messy and dirty
hyper full of energy
matron older woman
causalities number of human deaths
choreogrphed to plan out the movement of each person
fleeing running away
insurance a plan in which people pay money each month to use if they have damage to their home
looters people who steal from others during a chaotic time
whiff brief passing odor in the air
Created by: CoachNelson
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