TFPYMIH Vocab List 1

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Noun-A merry-go-round -He saw the old ______.

Skeptical

adjective- not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations. -Eddie was _______.

Imminent

adjective-about to happen. -no sentence

Grotesque

adjective-comically or repulsively ugly or distorted. -When she turned around, the beautiful, innocent face was covered in ___________ scars.

Pristine

adjective-in its original condition; unspoiled -Over there, jutting into the sky, was the original Ferris wheel—in its _____ white paint—and beyond that, the streets of his old neighborhood and the rooftops of the crowded brick tenements, with laundry lines hanging from the windows.

Nimble

adjective-quick and light in movement or action; agile -Out on the ocean, diamonds of sunlight danced on the water, and Eddie stared at their ______ movement.

Sweatshop

noun-a factory or workshop, especially in the clothing industry, where manual workers are employed at very low wages for long hours and under poor conditions -My father was forced to take a job in a __________, sewing buttons on coats.

Turquoise

noun-a greenish-blue color. -The sky was a misty pumpkin shade, then a deep ___________, then a bright lime.

Commodity

noun-a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee. -And my life as a __________ had begun.

Kiosk

noun-a small open-fronted hut or cubicle from which newspapers, refreshments, tickets, etc., are sold. -Eddie was standing by an empty ticket ______ in front of a large theater.

Coronary Arteries

noun-an artery supplying blood to the heart. -The blood from his __________ no longer flows to his heart.

Solace

noun-comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness. -But scenery without _______ is meaningless.

Arthritis

noun-painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints -______ had invaded his knee

Carnage

noun-the killing of a large number of people. -He saw the ________.

shamed

verb-(of a person, action, or situation) make (someone) feel ashamed. -He felt I had _______ him, and I suppose, in his world, I had.

Expired

verb-cease to be valid, typically after a fixed period of time. -die -Every hurt he'd ever suffered, every ache he'd ever endured—it was all as gone as an ________ breath.

Intersect

verb-divide (something) by passing or lying across it. -It is because the human spirit knows, deep down, that all lives ___________.

Protrude

verb-extend beyond or above a surface. -His face was broad and craggy from the sun, with salty whiskers and a lower jaw that ________ slightly, making him look prouder than he felt.

Hoisted

verb-raise (something) by means of ropes and pulleys. -Suddenly, Mickey's large hands are under Eddie's he is _________ up, then flipped over and dangled by the feet.

Sprawled

verb-sit, lie, or fall with one's arms and legs spread out in an ungainly or awkward way. -She was _______ upon the ride's metal base, as if someone had knocked her into it, her nose running, tears filling her eyes, the little girl with the pipe-cleaner animal.

Endured

verb-suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently. -"This tragic soul has _____ a perversion of nature—"