Unit 4: English Language Development Texts

This list covers "The Others" and "Deep Water."
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  1. detention
    a punishment in which a student must stay after school
    We had been in detention so many times. I couldn’t remember what we did this time.
  2. expensive
    high in price or charging high prices
    They held their tennis racquets casually. They looked like expensive fly swatters.
  3. inferior
    falling short of some prescribed norm
    She wanted me to “better myself.” I didn’t feel inferior.
  4. brief
    of short duration or distance
    For a brief moment I thought Madison would burst into tears.
  5. assert
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
    “Jason did this, the arrogant Well-Off scum,” I asserted.
  6. ferocious
    marked by extreme and violent energy
    Big Bubba was a ferocious fighter. He could knock someone down with one blow of his massive fist.
  7. enthusiasm
    a lively interest
    Elizabeth and Sophie shared everything, especially their enthusiasm for swimming.
  8. performance
    the act of doing something successfully
    She trained long hours to improve her performance.
  9. slot
    a position in a hierarchy or organization
    The winner would qualify for Team USA. Only one slot was available, so only one girl would make the team.
  10. inevitably
    in such a manner as could not be otherwise
    Although time in the pool inevitably overlapped, they swam in widely separated lanes.
  11. propel
    cause to move forward with force
    Elizabeth was vaguely aware of Sophie and Bethany, but her entire focus was on moving through the water as effortlessly as a shark. She propelled herself 15 meters before surfacing.
Created on Thu Apr 08 15:27:53 EDT 2021 (updated Tue Apr 13 16:40:04 EDT 2021)

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