Reading 7: An American Childhood

Wendy B.
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  1. comparison
    the act of examining resemblances
  2. deliberately
    in a careful unhurried manner
  3. depth
    the extent downward or backward or inward
  4. extent
    the point or degree to which something extends
  5. item
    a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group
  6. precisely
    in a sharply exact manner
  7. sensation
    an awareness of some type of stimulation
  8. transparent
    able to be seen through with clarity
  9. basis
    the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun
  10. conceivable
    capable of being imagined
  11. fiction
    a literary work based on the imagination
  12. membrane
    a sheet of tissue that lines or connects organs or cells
  13. petal
    part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored
  14. posing
    the act of assuming a certain position
  15. restless
    lacking physical or mental ease
  16. serene
    not agitated
  17. glance
    take a brief look at
  18. impelled
    urged or forced to action through moral pressure
  19. strategy
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
  20. prolong
    lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
  21. wholeheartedly
    without reserve; without reservation
  22. incredibly
    exceedingly; extremely
  23. turf
    the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
Created on Tue Jan 29 15:16:17 EST 2013 (updated Wed Jan 30 12:16:40 EST 2013)

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