| 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 |