Vocabulary
Mildew noun (Page 83)- Fungi that forms a superficial, usually whitish growth on plants and various organic materials.
Sentence : The unfinished part of my neighbors basement smells like a mildew.
Motif noun(page 21) - A decorative design or pattern.
Sentence - The motif on the towel is so cool.
Sentence - The motif on the towel is so cool.
Gutteral adj. (Page 37) - Rough sound in your throat.
Sentence : The end stage of my cold, everytime I coughed it sounded gutteral.
Sentence : The end stage of my cold, everytime I coughed it sounded gutteral.
Guillotine noun (Page 19) - A machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically with grooves , used for beheading people.
Sentence - The prisoner had to go to the guilloteen.
Ornately adj. (Page 100) - Made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns.
Sentence: They bought an ornately carved chair.
Quavered verb (Page 86)- Shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion.
Sentence - His voice quavered when he was getting yelled at.
Sentence - His voice quavered when he was getting yelled at.
Deliberately adverb (Page 95)- Consciously and intentionally; on purpose.
Sentence : She deliberately tripped him.
Persisted verb (96) - Continue firmly in an opinion or course of action in despite of difficulty.
Sentence : I persistently said that they were going to win.
Sentence : I persistently said that they were going to win.
Draperies noun (Page 102) - Cloth coverings in loose folds (long curtains in heavy fabric).
Sentence: My house was covered in draperies.
Sentence: My house was covered in draperies.
Preens verb (Page 109) - Of a bird, straighten out and cleans its feathers with its beak.
Sentence - The bird by the pool preened his feathers.