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Vocabulary for Test 3 -- ESL 061 Fall 09

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forage for(v.) to go around searching for food or other supplies
shriek at(v,n.) to make a very high loud sound, especially because you are afraid, angry, excited, or in pain [= scream]
liberate(v.) to free prisoners, a city, a country etc from someone's control:
immerse(v.) to become completely involved in an activity:
strive /strove/ striven(v.) to make a great effort to achieve something
surreptitiously(adv.) done secretly or quickly because you do not want other people to notice:
idly(adv.) lazily; done without moving
curator(n.)someone who is in charge of a museum or zoo
cacophony(n.) a loud unpleasant mixture of sounds
cue(n.) an action or event that is a signal for something else to happen
nocturnal(adj.) an animal that is nocturnal is active at night
lethargy(n.) the feeling as if you have no energy and no interest in doing anything [= lazy]
amid(prep.) while noisy, busy, or confused events are happening (formal - used in writing or news)
cliff(n.) a large area of rock or a mountain with a very steep side, often at the edge of the sea or a river
vanish(v.) to suddenly stop existing [= disappear]
dwindle(v.) to gradually become less and less or smaller and smaller:
anchor(v.) to fasten something firmly so that it cannot move
ancestry(n.) (formal) the members of your family who lived a long time ago
rustle(v.) if leaves, papers, clothes etc rustle, or if you rustle them, they make a noise as they rub against each other:


ESL Instructor
North Seattle Community College
Seattle, WA

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