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Streets of Gold 7 -9
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place | pleat |
| to hang fluttering or suspended in the air | hover |
| to walk with measured, stiff, or haughty strides | stalk |
| befitting or resembling a king | regal |
| excessively thin; lean; scraggy | scrawny |
| having the conservative behavior, ways, ideas, or tastes of earlier times | old-fashioned |
| to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust | recoil |
| not conscious; without awareness, sensation, or cognition | unconscious |
| extremely tired, worn out, fatigued | exhausted |
| a careening, or leaning to one side, as of a ship | listing |
| shriveled, faded, decayed | withered |
| intentionally, on purpose, not by accident | deliberately |
| to smell strongly and unpleasantly | reek |
| to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge | emit |
| something delightful or pleasing, especially a choice food considered with regard to its rarity, costliness, or the like | delicacy |
| characterized by or associated with sweltering heat | sultry |
| pale; faint or deficient in color | pallid |
| excited; disturbed | agitated |
| passage connecting parts of a building; hallway | corridor |
| to affect the color, taste, etc., of by burning slightly | scorch |
| resembling a claw (a sharp, usually curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog, or bird | clawlike |