The Watson's Go to Birmingham Ch 1-5

Mrs. Wise (United States of America)
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  1. thermostat
    a regulator for automatically regulating temperature
    Chapter 1 thermostat – n: device for controlling temperatures juvenile delinquent – n: person under the age of 18 who gets in lots of trouble landlord – n: person who rents property to others flypaper – n: sticky paper made to catch flies, usually in hanging strips
  2. juvenile
    of or relating to children or young people
    Chapter 1 thermostat – n: device for controlling temperatures juvenile delinquent – n: person under the age of 18 who gets in lots of trouble landlord – n: person who rents property to others flypaper – n: sticky paper made to catch flies, usually in hanging strips
  3. delinquent
    a young offender
    Chapter 1 thermostat – n: device for controlling temperatures juvenile delinquent – n: person under the age of 18 who gets in lots of trouble landlord – n: person who rents property to others flypaper – n: sticky paper made to catch flies, usually in hanging strips
  4. hostile
    characterized by enmity or ill will
    Chapter 2 hostile – adj.: unfriendly incapable – adj.: not able assure – v: encourage by promising intimidate – v: to bully or threaten emulate – v: imitate or copy bravo – inter: very good punctual – adj: on time
  5. incapable
    lacking ability
    Chapter 2 hostile – adj.: unfriendly incapable – adj.: not able assure – v: encourage by promising intimidate – v: to bully or threaten emulate – v: imitate or copy bravo – inter: very good punctual – adj: on time
  6. assure
    inform positively and with certainty and confidence
    Chapter 2 hostile – adj.: unfriendly incapable – adj.: not able assure – v: encourage by promising intimidate – v: to bully or threaten emulate – v: imitate or copy bravo – inter: very good punctual – adj: on time
  7. intimidate
    compel or deter by or as if by threats
    Chapter 2 hostile – adj.: unfriendly incapable – adj.: not able assure – v: encourage by promising intimidate – v: to bully or threaten emulate – v: imitate or copy bravo – inter: very good punctual – adj: on time
  8. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
    Chapter 2 hostile – adj.: unfriendly incapable – adj.: not able assure – v: encourage by promising intimidate – v: to bully or threaten emulate – v: imitate or copy bravo – inter: very good punctual – adj: on time
  9. punctual
    acting or arriving exactly at the time appointed
    Chapter 2 hostile – adj.: unfriendly incapable – adj.: not able assure – v: encourage by promising intimidate – v: to bully or threaten emulate – v: imitate or copy bravo – inter: very good punctual – adj: on time
  10. reinforcement
    an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
    Chapter 3 desperate – adj: wanting intensely reinforcements – n: additional or supporting forces radioactive – adj: giving off dangerous levels or nuclear radiation pliers – n: a tool used for gripping or bending objects
  11. radioactive
    exhibiting or caused by emissions in nuclear decay
    Chapter 3 desperate – adj: wanting intensely reinforcements – n: additional or supporting forces radioactive – adj: giving off dangerous levels or nuclear radiation pliers – n: a tool used for gripping or bending objects
  12. radiation
    the act of spreading outward from a central source
    Chapter 3 desperate – adj: wanting intensely reinforcements – n: additional or supporting forces radioactive – adj: giving off dangerous levels or nuclear radiation pliers – n: a tool used for gripping or bending objects
  13. hypnotize
    induce a state that resembles sleep in
    Chapter 4 zombie – n.: person in a sleeplike state with a strange apperance hypnotized – adj.: in a trancelike state frostbite – n: freezing or partial freezing of the body
  14. traitor
    a person who says one thing and does another
    Chapter 5 flamethrower – n: weapon that shoots fire traitor – adj: betraying
  15. landlord
    a property owner who leases property or housing to others
  16. flypaper
    paper that is poisoned or coated with a sticky substance to kill flies
  17. bravo
    a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance
  18. desperate
    a person who is frightened and in need of help
  19. pliers
    a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and serrated jaws
  20. frostbite
    damage to bodily tissue caused by extreme cold
  21. flamethrower
    a weapon that squirts ignited fuel for several yards
Created on Thu Feb 07 12:18:28 EST 2013 (updated Thu Feb 07 12:19:40 EST 2013)

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