New Words Vol.3

Front 1

the audience had begun to fidget on their chairs

Back 1

make small movements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience.

Front 2

manhood

Back 2

the state or period of being a man rather than a child.

Front 3

he cups...

Back 3

form (one's hand or hands) into the curved shape

Front 4

he won't submit to a cane

Back 4

a slender stick, especially one used as a support for plants, as a walking stick, or as an instrument of punishment.

Front 5

he tosses out a hello

Back 5

throw (something) somewhere lightly, easily, or casually

Front 6

he's flicking...

Back 6

propel (something) with a sudden sharp movement, especially of the fingers

Front 7

as raindrops kerplunk into the puddle

Back 7

To fall with a sound like that of a heavy object falling into water.

Front 8

helmet raked...

Back 8

set (something, especially a stage or the floor of an auditorium) at a sloping angle

Front 9

pistols blazing

Back 9

burn fiercely or brightly.

Front 10

runner zinging as harmlessly as dummy explosions

Back 10

move swiftly

Front 11

my boots clanked

Back 11

a loud, sharp sound or series of sounds, typically made by pieces of metal meeting or being struck together.

Front 12

the spatter of raindrops

Back 12

a spray or splash of something.

Front 13

..splattering my sister

Back 13

splash with a sticky or viscous liquid

Front 14

beyond their comprehension

Back 14

the action or capability of understanding something

Front 15

I persuaded him

Back 15

cause (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument. leads to action

Front 16

she felt a twinge of envy

Back 16

a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.

Front 17

fetuses with large (noun)

Back 17

an unborn offspring of a mammal, in particular an unborn human baby more than eight weeks after conception.

Front 18

he seemed more content

Back 18

in a state of peaceful happiness. adjective, noun, verb

Front 19

a blissful... (noun)

Back 19

extremely happy; full of joy.

Front 20

they spent a furtive day together

Back 20

attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.

Front 21

the buzz of the bees

Back 21

a low, continuous humming or murmuring sound, made by or similar to that made by an insect. noun/verb

Front 22

grease at pivot points and axles

Back 22

the central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates.

Front 23

canary

Back 23

also bright yellow color

Front 24

pea

Back 24

Front 25

hemispheres fashioned from strips of steel.

Back 25

a half of a sphere.

Front 26

liliac

Back 26

also a color

Front 27

a cloak drooped...

Back 27

bend or hang downward limply.

Front 28

he sagged ...

Back 28

sink, subside, or bulge downward under weight or pressure or through lack of strength.

Front 29

I recall considering grabbing the gutter...

Back 29

a shallow trough fixed beneath the edge of a roof for carrying off rainwater.

Front 30

glass beads

Back 30

a small piece of glass, stone, or similar material, typically rounded and perforated for threading with others as a necklace or rosary or for sewing onto fabric. Also verb as decorate with it

Front 31

large trunks

Back 31

the main woody stem of a tree as distinct from its branches and roots/a person's or animal's body apart from the limbs and head.

Front 32

250 handmade quilts lining the main street.

Back 32

a warm bed covering made of padding enclosed between layers of fabric and kept in place by lines of stitching, typically applied in a decorative design.

Front 33

the girls skittered...

Back 33

move lightly and quickly or hurriedly.

Front 34

become translucent

Back 34

(of a substance) allowing light, but not detailed images, to pass through; semitransparent.

Front 35

can be subsumed

Back 35

include or absorb (something) in something else.

Front 36

beneath central Moscow

Back 36

extending or directly underneath, typically with close contact.

Front 37

...down in torrents

Back 37

a strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid.

Front 38

tributary

Back 38

a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.

Front 39

we can all hear the plunk plunk

Back 39

the sound made by abruptly plucking a string of a stringed instrument.

play a keyboard or stringed instrument, especially in an inexpressive or unskilled way

Front 40

a steep descent

Back 40

an action of moving downward or falling.

Front 41

pollen from a ...

Back 41

a fine powdery substance, typically yellow, consisting of microscopic grains discharged from the male part of a flower or from a male cone.

Front 42

green scum

Back 42

a layer of dirt or froth on the surface of a liquid.

Front 43

arsenic

Back 43

A chemical element with symbol As and atomic number 33/poison

Front 44

was not imposed

Back 44

force (something unwelcome or unfamiliar) to be accepted or put in place.

Front 45

succinct sentences

Back 45

(especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed.

Front 46

were still vivid

Back 46

producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind.

Front 47

the general contraction

Back 47

the process of becoming smaller.

Front 48

with fatigue

Back 48

extreme tiredness, typically resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness.

Front 49

agitated him

Back 49

make (someone) troubled or nervous.

Front 50

the exertion

Back 50

physical or mental effort.