Chapter 52 Flashcards
And een though I’m happy we’re finally getting it over with, I feel like I’ve got a _______ tight around my neck and the milk crate I am standing on is wobbling beneath my feet
noose clinched
hopefully Mrs. Turris will be able to _______________ the class
keep a tight rein on
diorama
di·o·ram·a
/ˌdīəˈramə,ˌdīəˈrämə/
noun
a model representing a scene with three-dimensional figures, either in miniature or as a large-scale museum exhibit.
white carrot is called
parsnip
a zucchini, a carrot, a banana, a parsnip. I ____ a different type of conduom on each on
roll
She does a double take as she passes my grand display of _____________
grotesquerie
she moves to her desk and takes out a ___________
coffee thermos
Helen seesm ____________
unfazed
unfazed
un·fazed /ˌənˈfāzd/ adjectiveINFORMAL not disconcerted or perturbed. "the protestors were unfazed by the prospect of arrest"
glaze
overlay or cover (food, fabric, etc.) with a smooth, shiny coating or finish.
“new potatoes that had been glazed in mint-flavored butter”
synonyms: varnish, enamel, lacquer, japan, shellac, paint, coat; More
she clicks the remote, and the slide switches to a dude with thick syphilis sores ______ his back
glazing
limp
ition of limp (Entry 3 of 3)
1a : lacking firm texture, substance, or structure
limp curtains
something greasy, gray and ______ hits HElen’s forearm and clings there.
limp
Her face _____ into a look of horror as she flings the condom onto the floor and angrily wipes the goo off her arm
contorts
contort
contort verb con·tort | \ kən-ˈtȯrt \ contorted; contorting; contorts Definition of contort transitive verb
: to twist in a violent manner
features contorted with fury
intransitive verb
: to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression
His face contorted in a grimace of pain.
The ____ come fast and furious: Doggie bag! , Wiener wrap, Pigs in a blacket
slurs
slur
slur noun (1)
\ ˈslər \
Definition of slur (Entry 1 of 4)
1a : an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : ASPERSION
b : a shaming or degrading effect : STAIN, STIGMA
2 : a blurred spot in printed matter : SMUDGE
a hot anger _______ inside me
roils
roil
roil verb \ ˈrȯi(-ə)l , sense vt 2 is also ˈrī(-ə)l\ roiled; roiling; roils Definition of roil transitive verb
1a : to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
b : to stir up : DISTURB, DISORDER
2 : RILE sense 1
intransitive verb
: to move turbulently : be in a state of turbulence or agitation
conflicting emotions roiling inside her
But I can’t move. I just keep spewing more statistics, my voice thin and _______
reedy
reed
English Language Learners Definition of reedy
: full of or covered with reeds
: having a weak, high-pitched sound
several people in the back _____________ raw hot dogs in the air
launch
dive in front of her, goddamn it! _______ them away with your papers
smack
