Word |
Form |
Meaning |
approach |
verb |
to come close to |
baring |
verb |
showing; uncovering |
bear-proof |
adjective |
able to keep bears out |
bullet(s) |
noun |
small circle(s) or other shape(s) on a document to mark item(s) in a list |
cabin |
noun |
a vacation home often near a lake or in a forest |
charge |
verb |
to attack |
cognates |
noun |
words that share a common origin or root word; members of word families |
confiscated |
verb (past tense) |
removed by someone with power |
cooler(s) |
noun |
insulated container(s) for keeping food cold |
courteous |
adjective |
well-mannered; polite |
courtesy |
noun |
good manners; politeness |
designated |
adjective |
chosen and identified |
dropping in on |
verb |
visiting someone without telling the person in advance |
droppings |
noun |
stools or bodily waste left on the ground by animals |
enforce |
verb |
to require people to obey a rule |
exceptional |
adjective |
unusual |
flexible |
adjective |
able to bend or change |
handicap parking permit |
noun |
a sign or special licence plate on a car that allows the car to be parked in wider, specially marked parking stalls closer to building entrances |
ignore |
verb |
to pay no attention to |
impersonal |
adjective |
not about just one individual; public |
in charge |
adjective |
responsible; leading |
in Claire’s shoes |
expression |
in her role or situation |
inferring |
verb |
figuring out; reasoning |
interact |
verb |
to communicate |
invisible |
adjective |
not able to be seen |
listen in on |
verb |
to hear something by accident or without the knowledge of others |
obligation(s) |
noun |
things that must be done; duties |
permission |
noun |
approval to do something |
personal |
adjective |
private; individual; belonging to a particular person |
perspective(s) |
noun |
viewpoint(s); way(s) of seeing or understanding |
prohibiting |
verb |
disallowing |
prohibition(s) |
noun |
rule(s) against some kind(s) of behaviour |
quantity |
noun |
an amount of something |
running |
verb |
managing; controlling |
scrambled |
verb (past tense) |
hurried |
significant other |
noun |
a life partner; a spouse; a girlfriend or boyfriend |
straggler(s) |
noun |
latecomer(s) |
sum |
noun |
total amount |
sundown |
noun |
sunset |
theft |
noun |
the crime of stealing; a robbery |
tidy |
adjective |
neat and orderly |
unattended |
adjective |
alone without being watched or attended |
value |
noun |
worth; price |