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TLT Ch 15-17 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| proposition | something offered to be thought about or accepted; a proposal |
| commemorative | intended to commemorate a person, thing, or event; a reminder or memento |
| defunct | dead or extinct; no longer in existence or use |
| marooned | to leave on an island, abandon; to leave isolated and helpless |
| scuttling | to move briskly; scamper; scurry |
| corral | to capture, cage, or catch |
| capsizing | to become or cause to become upset or overturned; to turn over |
| filament | a thin wire or fiber (as in a lightbulb) that is made to glow by the passage of an electric current |
| sanctuary | protection |
| splurge | an instance of spending more than usual; to spend money extravagantly or wastefully |
| hurtling | to move suddenly or violently with great speed and often with great noise |
| shoals | a place where a sea, lake, or river is shallow |