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Trapped in a cave
Nonfiction Reading
Term | Definition |
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Comrade | Comrade is especially used to describe someone you’ve gone through a dangerous situation with. |
confound | As it is used in the article, confound means “to throw a person into confusion." |
current | As it is used in the article, current means “a body of air or water moving continuously in a certain direction." ' |
junction | A junction is the point where two or more things meet. Traffic lights are located at the junction of two roads. |
meditate | To meditate is to calm and focus the mind for a period of time |
recede | To recede is to move back or away, or to become smaller or weaker. |
stalactite | A stalactite is an icicle-shaped chunk of rock that hangs down from the ceiling of a cave. |
torrential | ;A torrent is a large amount of liquid flowing rapidly and violently. A torrent of lava might flow down the side of a volcano. |