Chapter5

1.dementor

A dementor is a Dark creature, considered one of the foulest to inhabit the world.

2.disgruntle

The late dinner disgruntled my father.

3.grimace

She started to sit up, grimaced, and sank back weakly against the pillow.

4.blotchy

My skin goes red and blotchy.

5.infuriate

His manner infuriated him.

6.furrow

He was his old self again, except for the deep furrows that marked the corners of his mouth.

7.brow

He wiped his brow with the back of his hand.

8.coo

Pigeons fluttered in and out, cooing gently.

9.wickerwork

Wicker is long thin sticks, stems, or reeds that have been woven together to make things such as baskets and furniture.

10.furtive

With a furtive glance over her shoulder, she unlocked the door and entered the house.

11.pallid

Put a tie on and you instantly feel better, looksmarter and, if it's a good tie, will be able to use it to distract from your pallid complexion.

12.jinx

He was beginning to think he was a jinx.

13.hex

It's almost as if there is a hex on my family.

14.levitate

Nina can, apparently, levitate a small ball between her hands.

15.nutter

N a mad or eccentric person

16.haywire

Many Americans think their legal system has gone haywire.

17.drawl

V-T/V-I If someone drawls, they speak slowly and not very clearly, with long vowel sounds.

18.sherbert

an ice containing milk

19.shimmer

The lights shimmered on the water.

20.crumple

She crumpled the paper in her hand.

21.twitch

When I stood up to her, her right cheek would begin to twitch.

22.trundle

The truck was trundling along the escarpment of the Zambesi valley.

23.wrought

Nuclear weapons have wrought a revolution in international relations.

24.flank

He put his hand on the dog's flank.

25.winged

Flycatchers feed primarily on winged insects.

26.boar

A boar or a wild boar is a wild pig.

27.lumpy

When the rice isn't cooked properly it goes lumpy and gooey.

28.turret

A turret is a small narrow tower on top of a building or a larger tower.

29.insolent

ADJ If you say that someone is being insolent, you mean they are being rude to someone they ought to be respectful to.

30.sarcasm

Sarcasm and demeaning remarks have no place in parenting.

31.clammy

Think of the clammy hands you get when you visit the dentist!

32.limb

She would be able to stretch out her cramped limbs and rest for a few hours.

33.tumultuous

A tumultuous welcome from a 2,000 strong crowd greeted the champion.

34.morsel

A morsel is a very small amount of something, especially a very small piece of food.

35.shoo

You'd better shoo him away.

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