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Minah Kim
Aliens Ate My Homework (Minah Kim)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| astonishment | overpowering wonder or surprise; amazement |
| retreat | you get away from it, usually because you are afraid |
| suspicious | a feeling that somebody has dome sth wrong |
| drastic | extreme violent |
| clutches | to seize sth tightly |
| humbly | to act in a way that shows you don't feel better than another person |
| grievance | to feel unfair and complain about to somebody |
| boggled | to be slow t o do anything because you are surprised or shocked |
| squinted | looked at sth with your eyes partly shut in |
| awful | very bad or unpleasant |
| tattered | old and torn; in bad comdition |
| grinding | to rub two things together; wearing each other |
| foil(not aluminum) | to stop sth from happening |
| gizmo | a general word for a small piece ot equipment |
| sue | to go to a count of law and ask for money from somebody else |
| Alpha Centauri | the closest next galaxy to us |
| portrait | a painting, drawing or photograph of a person |
| relent | to finally agree to sth after refusing |
| destination | a place to which sb/sth is going or being sent |
| manure | animals' poop |
| hideout | a place where sb goes when they don't want anyone to find them |
| android | a robot that looks like real person |
| technology | a developement of tools that help us do stuff we need done |
| dimension | the meaurement of space and time |
| archenemy | main enemy |
| mastermind | main person behind project, main thinker, organizer |
| gruffly | deep harsh voice, usually in unfriendly way |
| spindly | long, thin |
| smooshed | squished, squashed, etc |
| panic | sudden strong fear that makes you unable to think clearly |
| hysterical | to laugh or cry uncontrollably |
| shimmer | to shine of light |
| earthing | a person from earth |
| abandon | to leave sth behind |
| squish | smash together |
| tendril | a curling long stemlike growth |
| hurtling | to move with a great speed, usually tumbling |
| fantasy | ideas taht you dream of |
| accelerate | to increase speed or the action |
| illusion | to see or experience sth that's not there |
| flinch | to suddenly move back from sth |
| moral | right or wrong behavior, to learn to behave correctly;to do good things;generally connected to religion |