Secret Signs 5 Vocabulary CH 12-15

Plunder /ˈpləndər/ "the pirates sacked the city and carried off huge quantities of plunder"

• Noun - property acquired illegally and violently.

• Adjective - bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.

• Adjective - very unusual or remarkable. Remarkable, exceptional, amazing, astonishing, marvelous, sensational, stunning. unusually great.

• Adjective - having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgment.

Cantankerous /kanˈtaNGk(ə)rəs/ - "a crusty, cantankerous old man"

• Noun - property acquired illegally and violently.

• Adjective - bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.

• Adjective - very unusual or remarkable. Remarkable, exceptional, amazing, astonishing, marvelous, sensational, stunning. unusually great.

• Adjective - having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgment.

Extraordinary ekstrəˈôrdnˌerē/ "young children need extraordinary amounts of attention"

• Noun - property acquired illegally and violently.

• Adjective - bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.

• Adjective - very unusual or remarkable. Remarkable, exceptional, amazing, astonishing, marvelous, sensational, stunning. unusually great.

• Adjective - having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgment.

Wise /wīz/ wiser "she seems kind and wise"

• Noun - property acquired illegally and violently.

• Adjective - bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.

• Adjective - very unusual or remarkable. Remarkable, exceptional, amazing, astonishing, marvelous, sensational, stunning. unusually great.

• Adjective - having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgment.

Sugarcoat /ˈSHo͝oɡərˌkōt/ "you won't see him sugarcoat the truth"

• Verb - make superficially attractive or acceptable.

• Noun - a long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights.

• Verb - distribute or spread over a wide area. Scatter, distribute, spread or sprinkle.

• Verb - move in a slow, heavy, awkward way.

Escarpment /əˈskärpmənt/ “It climbed gently along the escarpment above the river and was without of traffic.

• Verb - make superficially attractive or acceptable.

• Noun - a long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights.

• Verb - distribute or spread over a wide area. Scatter, distribute, spread or sprinkle.

• Verb - move in a slow, heavy, awkward way.

Disperse - /dəˈspərs/ "the crowd dispersed" OR "the wind disperse seeds for great distances"

• Verb - make superficially attractive or acceptable.

• Noun - a long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights.

• Verb - distribute or spread over a wide area. Scatter, distribute, spread or sprinkle.

• Verb - move in a slow, heavy, awkward way.

Lumber /ˈləmbər/ lumbered "a truck filled his mirror and lumbered past"

• Verb - make superficially attractive or acceptable.

• Noun - a long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights.

• Verb - distribute or spread over a wide area. Scatter, distribute, spread or sprinkle.

• Verb - move in a slow, heavy, awkward way.

Infirmary /inˈfərm(ə)rē/ "the military base infirmary"

• Noun - a place in a large institution for the care of those who are ill.

• Verb - (of a frog or crow) make a characteristic deep hoarse sound; (of a person) make a deep hoarse sound when speaking or laughing.

• Verb - expel large quantities of (something) rapidly and forcibly.

• Adjective - dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist.

Croak /krōk/ - croaked "the frogs settled in the shade, croaking happily"

• Noun - a place in a large institution for the care of those who are ill.

• Verb - (of a frog or crow) make a characteristic deep hoarse sound; (of a person) make a deep hoarse sound when speaking or laughing.

• Verb - expel large quantities of (something) rapidly and forcibly.

• Adjective - dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist.