The Library Card Vocab
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| drill sargeant | someone of low rank in the army whose job is to train soldiers to march and do other military exercises | show 🗑
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| blink | show | She blinked when the light flashed
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| show | to go to different places without having a particular purpose or plan | We roamed around town for a while before dinner.
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| simmering | show | ▪ Anger simmered inside him.
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| mobbed | to crowd around (someone) in an aggressive, excited, or annoying way | show 🗑
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| swatted | to hit (someone or something) with a quick motion | show 🗑
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| glared | to look directly at someone in an angry way | show 🗑
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| wagged | show | She wagged her finger at the children as she scolded them.
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| baffled | to confuse (someone) completely | show 🗑
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| wise-off | show | Teachers don't usually like it when students wise-off in class.
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| flung | throw or push (something) in a sudden and forceful way | show 🗑
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| gaped | show | ▪ The crowd gaped at the princess as she passed by.
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| snatch | show | ▪ She snatched [=grabbed] the ball out of the air and ran down the court.
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| show | something that is stolen or taken by force | ▪ After raiding the town, the soldiers helped themselves to any loot that they could find.
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| boneyard | show | The cowboy said that he didn't want to be taken to the boneyard.
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| show | Slang. to expose one's buttocks suddenly and publicly as a prank or gesture of disrespect. | After Weasel quit school, he wanted to go back to the grade school and moon his fifth grade teacher.
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| careened | to go forward quickly without control | show 🗑
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| show | smile | The happy child grinned.
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| lungs | show | ▪ He filled his lungs with the clean. fresh air.
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| expand | show | There are plans to expand the airport
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| show | an automobile having a folding canvas top ; convertible | Weasel wanted a ragtop firebird.
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| show | -to hit someone hard with the fist | The little boy was crying because his older brother slugged him.
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| goofy | show | ▪ She was making goofy faces at us in class.
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| show | to disappear gradually | The smile faded from his face.
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| dumpster | show | The garbage was taken to the dumpster.
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| show | a shout of praise or encouragement | ▪ The audience let out a cheer.
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| squeak | to make a short, high-pitched cry or noise | show 🗑
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| swiped | to reach toward and try to hit (something) with a swinging motion. | show 🗑
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| show | expressing strong disapproval or criticism | ▪ He gave me a stern look.
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| vandalism | the act of deliberately destroying or damaging property | show 🗑
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| disgrace | to cause (someone or something) to lose or become unworthy of respect or approval | show 🗑
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| conduct | behavior | show 🗑
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| show | o ask people to do or support (something) in a way that shows that you believe it is very important | ▪ The rescuers urged that we remain calm.
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| show | relaxed in way that shows you are not concerned about or interested in something | ▪ She listened to their complaints with breezy indifference.
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| dumb | show | It was a dumb thing to do.
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| show | to walk slowly in usually a pleasant and relaxed way | We strolled the streets of the village
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| sprinted | show | ▪ He sprinted to class.
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| boggled | to be unable to think clearly : to be amazed or overwhelmed | show 🗑
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| tingly | to feel an emotion (such as excitement) very strongly | show 🗑
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| show | small bumps on your skin that are caused by cold, fear, or a sudden feeling of excitement | ▪ I get goose bumps every time I think about it.
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| ambushed | to attack (someone or something) by surprise from a hidden place often used figuratively | show 🗑
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| woozy | slightly dizzy, sick, or weak | show 🗑
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| show | disappear | The smoke vanished
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| twitching | to make a slight, sudden movement that is not controlled or deliberate | show 🗑
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| strewing | to spread or scatter things over or on the ground or some other surface | show 🗑
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