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Raymond's Run
Vocabulary Terms
| Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
| impediment | something that stands in one's way; an obstacle |
| relay | a race in which each side uses several team members to complete the race |
| clutch | to grasp and hold tightly |
| prodigy | a person with an exceptional talent |
| sidekick | a close friend |
| periscope | a tube-shaped optical device that lets one see into an area beyond the area he or she is in; used by submarines to see above the surface of the water |
| rising action | consists of the conflicts and complications that the main character faces |
| climax | the greatest point of interest in a story, or the turning point |
| falling action | provides the resolution of the conflict |
| hydrocephalus | a disorder which can be caused by an infection, tumor, major head injury, or a malformation of the brain before birth; symptoms of this medical condition include a swelling of the head caused by too much fluid collecting in the skull |