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| boycott | to protest by refusing to do business with or buy from a store, company, person, or nation |
| Braille | an alphabet for blind people made from raised dots |
| Fahrenheit | the name of a temperature scale |
| jumbo | means very large |
| maverick | and independent minded person; a rebel |
| pasteurization | a process of killing bacteria by heating a liquid |
| saxophone | a wind instrument played by mouth that has finger controls and a cone-like tube |
| watt | a unit of electrical and mechanical power |
| vandalism | the destruction or damaging of property |
| bring the house down | to give such a good performance that the audience is very loud and active in showing how much they like it |
| cliff hanger | a break in a story at a point of great suspense, where we wonder what is about to happen |
| eat your words | to take back what you said or admit you were wrong |
| hit the road | to start on a journey, particularly by car |
| lend a hand | to help someone out |
| on thin ice | to be in risk of danger or trouble |
| put your foot in your mouth | to say something embarrassing or hurtful to others |
| see eye to eye | agree with each other |
| take with a grain of salt | we don't take it seriously |
| aficianado | a fan or admirer who knows a great deal about something |
| bonanza | something that's valuable or makes a lot of money |
| boomerang | comes back to the person who started it |
| bouquet | bunch of flowers often tied together |
| cuisine | a style of cooking |
| lilac | a pale purple color |
| tote | to carry something |
| tycoon | a person who is very successful in business |
| cliche' | is an overused, tired expression |
| curfew | is the time that a person must be off the street, or at home |
| look down at your nose | to think that other people are not as good as you |
