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Reading 4
Question | Answer |
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shimmer | to shine with a faint, wavering light |
eerie | strange in a scary way |
lurk | to lie hidden |
swallows | several groups of small birds having a slender body and forked tail |
swallow | to cause food or other substances to pass from the mouth into the stomach |
climate | the average weather conditions of a place or region through the year |
silken | made of silk, like silk in appearance |
lumbering | moving in a slow, clumsy way |
assignments | tasks that are given out or assigned |
consideration | thoughtfulness for other people and their feelings; something carefully thought about |
allergies | conditiond that cause a person to have an unpleasant reaction to certain things that are harmless to most people |
accuse | to say that a person has done something wrong or illegal |
suspicious | feeling doubt and mistrust; causing the feeling that something is wrong |
evidence | proof of something |
consume | to eat or drink |
endless | having no limit or end |
realistic | seeing things as they are, practical |
universe | everything that exists, including earth, the planets, the stars, and all of space |
astronaut | a person trained to fly in a spacecraft |
sensible | having or showing sound judgment; wise |
protested | complained against something |
paralyzed | having lost movement or sensensation in a part of the body |
paralyzed | powerless or helpless |
disgusted | having a strong feeling of dislike |
raft | a kind of flat boat made of logs or boards fastened together |
scattered | spread or thrown about here and there |
cluttered | filled with a messy collection of things |
downstream | moving in the same direction as the current of a stream |
nuzzle | to touch or rub with the nose |