Glossary of Loch Ness Monster PDF

UNIT 1 Chapter 1 | the Loch Ness monster Word Meaning :) Loch a lake Scotland One of the nations...

UNIT 1 Chapter 1 | the Loch Ness monster Word Meaning :) Loch a lake Scotland One of the nations in the UK Creature A living thing Snakelike Long, looking like a snake Legendary Based on a story that is handed down over time Monster A scary creature Enormous Very big Swirled Turned Reappeared Appeared again, came back Frightening Scared Ferocious Very fierce or cruel Claim Say that something is true Mysterious Have no known cause Sightings Things that people see Legends Stories from longe age Retreated Moved away from Remote Far away from other places Spotting Seeing Blurred Not clear Swarmed Moved together in large group Close-up A picture of something up close Sharpen Make better, make clearer Flipper Wide parts of the body on certain sea animals, used for swimming Grainy Unclear Sonar A tool used to find things under the water Murky Unclear, dark Bulky Large Prehistoric The time before people wrote about history Plesiosaurs Type of dinosaur Reptile An animal that is cold-blooded and lays eggs, like snakes and lizard Survivor Something that still alive Eels Fish that looks like snakes Practical jokes Tricks Chapter 2 | mystery of the cliff dwellers Word Meaning Ancient Very old Disappear Went out of sight Surrounds Is all around something Swirls Moves in twisting and turning motion Abandon Leave something behind Enemies People who want to harm you Ancestors People from whom you descend; for example, your grandparents, parents and so on Pit houses Square houses that are dug into the ground High-altitude High above the ground Dwellings Places where people live Ledges Flat areas of rock that stick out Cultivate Prepare land to grow food, trees and flowers 1  Protection Something that keeps you from being hurt Ladders Sets of steps used for climbing Ruins Broken parts of old buildings Neat Slang of “great” Lightbulbs Round glasses parts of electric lights Conserved Saved Climate The type of weather that a place has Dams Walls built across rivers to stop the water from flowing Reservoirs Bodies of water saved for use Concave Curving inward Underground Located below earth’s surface Chamber A room Physical Related to objects in the real life world Drought A time of a little or no rainfall Erosion When spoil washes away or blows away because of the weather Vanish Disappear suddenly Migrated Moved from one place to another Descendant Your children, grandchildren and so forth Chapter 3 | yawning Word Meaning Cast a spell Cause a special effect Pressure Force, tension Ear drums Parts inside the ear; they move so you can hear the sound Position Where something is Panic Get very scared Contagious Able to be given to others Extra More Patterns Designs of regular shapes and lines Dairy A book where people describe what happened to them each day and how they felt Stretch Make a body part longer by pushing it out Linked Connected Paralyzed Not able to move your body Jerk Move suddenly On purpose Meaning to do something Violinists People who play the violin, a musical instrument Competition An event in which people try to do something better than one another, such as race Measured Figured out how much Wrists Part of the body between the hand and the forearm Alert Paying attention Blood The red liquid pumped by the heart through the body Brain The part of the body used of thinking and feeling Fidgeting Moving the body in nervous way Huffing and puffing Breathing quickly and a lot Purpose Reason Habit Something that you do over and over Developing Growing Womb The part of woman’s body where a baby can grow Inherited Received from Amazing Surprising Get To the bottom of Learning the truth about 2  UNIT 2 chapter 1 | how I survive my summer vacation Word Meaning Inspiration Something that make a person work hard or be creative Century 100 years Patented Individual, very own (humorous usage) Groped Searched for something with the hands as if in darkness Aroma A pleasant smell, especially of cooking Grub Informal word for food Compulsion A need to do something that cannot be stopped Irritably In an annoyed or bothered way Infamous Famous because of something bad Deformed Not in its normal shape or appearance Diversion A break from normal activity Editors People who correct, clarify, and shape written and recorded work Singsong A way of speaking in which the voice rises and falls with little change Clink A short, light, high sound Chapter 3 | to risk or not to risk Word Meaning Poisonous Causing harm or death by poison Genes The basic part of a living cell that contains characteristics of one’s parents Rural Related to the countryside, not the city Artificial Made by humans, not made from natural things Bacteria Tiny living things; many cause diseases Impurities Dirty or bad things Sky-diving Jumping out of an airplane and floating to the ground with the help of parachute Genetically modified Changed or altered in something’s genes Inclined Likely to Untrustworthy Dishonest Tendency An inclination or habit Vaccine Medication taken to prevent many diseases Psychologists People who study human and animal behavior Dread A strong fear of something happening in the future Outcome The effect or result Factor A fact to be considered Significant Large or meaningful Delayed Moved to a later time Biases General tendencies Voluntary Done without being forced or paid Outweigh To be more important than something else Chapter 5 | the next great dying Word Meaning Skeleton A body’s bones Auction A sale in which items are sold to the person who offers the most money Fossilized When dead animal or plant was buried and become hard like rock Extinct No longer existence Catastrophe A great disaster Triggered Caused Comet An object made of dust, gas or ice that travels in outer space Asteroid A large rock in outer space 3  Species Groups of living things Died off Died one after another Mass extinction The death of all animals or plants in many species Remains Parts or things that are left Ice ages Periods of time when earth was very cold and much of earth’s water turned to ice Impact A hard hit Progressing Advancing, moving forward Identified Named Expect Think something will happen Track Follow the movement of something Keep close tabs on Notice what something is doing Greater Larger Alarming Shocking, scary Estimate Make a judgment about Device Creat, invite, think of Elaborate Complex, detailed Explanation Using too much of something, usually in a greedy way Neglect A state of not giving enough attention to something Wholesale destruction Very bad damage that effects many things Organisms Living things Appalling Shocking, very upsetting Ceases Stops an action Individual One of group Descendants People or animals born into a certain family or group Absent Not present, missing Oblivion Nothingness Teetering Rocking back and forth in dangerous way Brink The top edge of steep incline Displaced Removed Convert Change Eliminated Removed or gotten rid of Non-native From somewhere else Glamorous Seen as interesting and exciting Fungi Living thing that eat dead plants or animals and cannot survive apart from them UNIT 3 Chapter 5 | the California gold rush Word Meaning Prospectors People who look for gold Lean-tos Shelter with only roofs that are made of tree branches Shacks Small houses that are roughly built Mining Looking for things found underneath the earth Dawn Early in the morning Miner A person who looks for things underneath the earth Nugget A small piece of something Gully A deep, long hole made in the ground after heavy rain Crevice A small space between two things Backbreaking Something that is very hard to do Tons Measurement of weight; one ton = 2000 lbs Coarse Rough Brayed Made a loud sound 4  Saluted Greeted Lured Attracted Linked Brought together Stagecoach A covered, four-wheel wagon Predicted Stated something will happen in the future Advised Recommend or suggested Thistle-seed A part of a weed-like plant Restlessness Unable to stay in one place Soul A part of person’s thoughts and feelings Nomad A person who moves from home to home Sensation A feeling Saddle A seat trapped to a horse Avalanche Something sliding down suddenly Dismounted Got off Reliable Something that one can depend on Comedy Something that is funny Merrily Happily Oysters Sea animals with hard shell Chapter 4 | why we can’t get there from here Word Meaning Vast Large Measure An amount of something Hollywood A city in the state of California where lots of movies are made Galaxy Large group of stars and planets Fireflies Insects that light up Speed of light The rate at which light moves Universe All of space including galaxies, stars, and planets Paces Steps No object Not problem; not worth anything Assume Believe something is true Sustained Kept up or maintained Solar prob A small spacecraft sent to study the sun Unmanned Having no crew or passengers Mere Small, only Thrust Forced Astronaut People trained to fly a spacecraft Einstein A great scientist Predicted Guessed, based on knowledge Mass The measure of solid body Accelerate Increase speed Calculation Math Clever Smart Engineer People who design or construct structures Pass by Go on Breakthrough An advance or discovery Structure The way parts are put together Exploit Use or develop Space-time continuum How space and time work together Wormholes Holes that lead somewhere else in space Cosmos Everything that is in the space 5  UNIT 4 Chapter 1 | Water dance Word Meaning Tumble Roll Moss A short, soft plant grows on the ground and on trees Stream A flowing body of water, smaller than river Spiraling Twisting up or down Plunging Diving or falling fast and far Waterfall Water falling from high place Overflow Flow over the edge of something Creeks Small stream Palisades Rows of cliffs Sparkles Gives off bits of lights Drawn Pulled towards something Veils Pieces of cloth that cover the face Mist A fog very fine drops of water forming a cloud near the ground Storm front A mass of air that brings a storm Gleaming Shining brightly Thunderhead A part of large cloud; often appears before a thunderstorm Trembles Shakes Rage Show uncontrolled anger Drench Make completely wet Countless Too many to be counted Droplets Small drops Chapter 2 | Persephone and the seasons Word Meaning Goddess A female being or spirit with special powers; people in Ancient Greece believed in the goddess Demeter Ripened Become ready to use or eat Harvests Time when people gather crops Chariot A two-wheeled vehicle pulled by horse; used in ancient times Underworld In Ancient Greek myths, the place where people go when die Thundered Sounded like thunder Cleft A crack or split Reply Answer Wandered Went from place to place Rotted Became too old to eat Starving Dying from not having enough food Persuade Lead a person or group to believe or do something by arguing or reasoning them Reasonable Referring to the right thing to do Roared Shouted very loudly and angrily Misty Not easy to see, as if covered by cloud Croaked Made a deep sound like a frog Pomegranate A fruit with many juicy red seeds Sobbed Cried Shoots Small, young plant growth UNIT 5 Chapter 1 | Rosa Parks Word Meaning Private school A school run by a private group, not the government Remedies Medicine or thing that make illness better 6  Ailing Sick Shield Protect Humiliation A feeling of shame; a lowering of pride or self-respect Racism Prejudice or unfairness against people of one race by those of another Trolleys Kind of bus that runs in rails in the street Segregated Separated according to race Forthright Honest Persistent Continuing to have a belief or to work for a goal Impressed Admired someone Sincere Honest in your thoughts and actions Flashy Showy Conviction A strong belief National Association for the a group that works to protect the rights of African+Americans Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Commitment Deep loyalty to a person or cause Seamstress A woman whose job is sewing Degrading Causing shame Ritual An act or actions that you respect often Drill An action or exercise that you repeat Disgrace A cause of shame or dishonor Fare The cost of a ride such as on a bus, train, or boat Breeze Move quickly and easily Defiance Refusing to do something that someone in charge tells you to do Civil rights The rights of each citizen promised by the U.S. constitution Activist A person who work to change things that he or she thinks is wrong Unjust Without justice, unfair Advantages Benefits, good features Permanent Lasting or meant to last forever or for long time Secretary A person who works in an office and does jobs for a boss such as writing letters and answering the phone Chapter A local office of a large group Press release Writings that tell the press (news) of an event that will happen Drummed up Got or increased the amount of Discrimination Unfair treatment especially because of race, gender, religion and so forth Violence injury or damage Documenting Providing written evidence Momentum The speed at which something moves Iron will Strong determination (being set on doing something) Rush Hour A time when people are going to and from work Required Had to do something Lay down letter of the law Make sure people follow the law Endure Bear, tolerate Take kindly to Like Challenging Questioning, arguing with Insisting Demanding Clenched Gripped tightly Flinch Move back suddenly without thinking Mistreatment Harmful behavior toward someone Threat A danger, a menace Rouse Awaken and get up Lickety-split Slang for “very fast, quickly” 7  Arrested Taken and held by police for breaking the law Pound out Eliminate, get rid of Proposal Something that is suggested as possible plan Physically Relating to body Convicted Found guilty of crime in court of law Ignited Set on fire *in the text the author means “started” so it depends on the sentence* Boycott When people refuse to buy certain products or services for political reasons Chapter 2 | The Gettysburg Address Word Meaning Cemetery A graveyard, a place to bury the dead Honorable Respectable Dedicated Formally open in honor of someone Appropriate Correct or suitable Ceremony A formal events usually with rituals (words and actions done many times before) Orator A person who is very good at giving speeches Boarded Got on the train, ship, or other vehicle Dignitaries Important people, especially high officials Undivided Complete, whole, unedited Congressmen Members of the U.S. congress, a group that makes the nation’s law Procession A parade Military units Group of soldiers Stovepipe hat A type of gal hat Wound Curved around Ridge A long, narrow, high piece of land Platform A flat, raised structure for making speeches Bunting Decorations made of cloth or paper Battlefield A place where battles are fought Address Speak to Achievement Success Hymn A song of praise Careworn Showing signs of worry and tiredness Conceived Thought of, created Liberty Freedom Proposition Plan, idea Engaged Involved Endure Survive, last Fitting Suitable, right Consecrate Make something holy or sacred Hallow Honor something as holy or sacred Detract Take something good from; lower the value of something Nobly In a way that shows goodness Devotion Dedication, loyalty Vain For nothing, without success Perish Be killed in a sudden manner Found Start and support something Govern Rule a country, city and so on Elections Events when people vote for or against someone or something Principle A basic belief Stressed Emphasized, put importance on Preserved Maintain, kept in good condition 8 Applauded Clapped their hands in approval Mounted Climbed on Good luck =) 9