Chapter 60 Flashcards

1
Q

Each one of the girls is dressed in a painted-on, _______________, racing-style jumpsuit

A

pastel-colored

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2
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The gym is ______ with students, parents and teachers all dancing and swaying and ___________ the music

A

chock; clapping to

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3
Q

Kelly does a _________________ her guitar and Gina does a _______________ and then hits her crash cymbals to end the tune

A

pick drag up; drum fill

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4
Q

The audience breaks into _____________ and ______ and appluase

A

wild whoops and catcalls

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5
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catcall

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cat·call
/ˈkatˌkôl/
noun
noun: catcall; plural noun: catcalls; noun: cat-call; plural noun: cat-calls
1.
a shrill whistle or shout of disapproval, typically one made at a public meeting or performance.
synonyms:
whistle, boo, hiss, jeer, raspberry, hoot, brickbat, taunt, shout of derision; More
wolf whistle;
scoffing, abuse, teasing, taunting, derision, ridiculing, mockery;
informalthe bird
“he walked out of the meeting to jeers and catcalls”
a loud whistle or a comment of a sexual nature made by a man to a passing woman.
verb
verb: catcall; 3rd person present: catcalls; past tense: catcalled; past participle: catcalled; gerund or present participle: catcalling; verb: cat-call; 3rd person present: cat-calls; past tense: cat-called; past participle: cat-called; gerund or present participle: cat-calling
1.
make a whistle, shout, or comment of a sexual nature to a woman passing by.
“they were fired for catcalling at women”

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6
Q

I slip into my _______________________ fur coat, _____ the chains around my neck, slide on my ruby ring, and don my purple STetson

A

smoke-drenched; dangle

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7
Q

The mass of people turn around and ____ their way toward us

A

herd

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herd

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verb: herd; 3rd person present: herds; past tense: herded; past participle: herded; gerund or present participle: herding
1.
(with reference to a group of people or animals) move in a particular direction.
“we all herded into a storage room”

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Q

make 3 sentences with herd

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verb: herd; 3rd person present: herds; past tense: herded; past participle: herded; gerund or present participle: herding
1.
(with reference to a group of people or animals) move in a particular direction.
“we all herded into a storage room”

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10
Q

That I didn’t convince Helen to come out here to be _______________. That people really do see how incredibly talented she is

A

slaughtered

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11
Q

I try to shake the tension out of my arms. ____ my fingers. I tilt my head to one side

A

flex

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12
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all I can do is shrug and _________________ with the d rum beat

A

start in

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13
Q

Matt ________ on guitar, and the music ____________ a bit

A

joins in; fills out

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14
Q

STill we sound horrible. I don’t know if it’s nerves or what, but we are ________________________

A

serving up a giant bowl of weak sauce

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15
Q

Her voice is the only thing that can _____ this thing

A

right

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16
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we’re only thirty seconds into our set and already the crowd looks lifeless and bored Nno dancing. No swaying. No head __________ or hand clapping

A

bobbing

17
Q

I can’t believe she would do this. Leave me to ___________________ in front of the entire school

A

hang out to dry

18
Q

The _____ suddenly subside

A

jeers

19
Q

I am thinking maybe some of the parents and teachers stepped in. To ____ everyone up.

A

hush

20
Q

she’s come inot the gym and is walking over to us, looking so far beyond ______ that it nearly makes me drop my drumsticks

A

smoking

21
Q

She’s wearing a skintight red leather __________ unzipped to the belly button

A

bodysuit

22
Q

It ____ every curve perfectly

A

hug

23
Q

her hair is styled and ___________ her face

A

flowing around

24
Q

Their mouths are hanging open but miraculously they’are still __________________

A

keeping the beat

25
Q

she lifts the mic from the stand, raises it to her beautiful lips, and starts ___________ the lyrics

A

belting out

26
Q

The crowd is completely hushed as she carries us through the rest of the song. Completely ______ by Helen’s awesomeness

A

astounded