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Vocabulary Chapter 23-44

Vocabulary Chapter 23-44. Chapter 23 Chapter 31 Chapter 40 58. Careen 64. pious 70. quizzical

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Vocabulary Chapter 23-44

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  1. Vocabulary Chapter 23-44 Chapter 23 Chapter 31 Chapter 40 58. Careen 64. pious 70. quizzical Chapter 25 Chapter 33 Chapter 41 • Optimistic 65. vaporize 71. dissuade • Miscellaneous • Chaotic Chapter 35 66. ogle Chapter 27 Chapter 36 • Besieging 67. roster 68. mill Chapter 30 Chapter 39 63. Crucial 69. infinitely

  2. 58. Careenca·reen [kə reen] • Verb • 1. sway or swerve while moving: to move forward at high speed, swaying, lurching, or swerving from one side to the other • 2. move rapidly:  He seemed to careen from one job to the next.

  3. 59. Optimisticop·ti·mis·tic [optə mistik] • Adjective 1. Having a positive frame of mind: tending to take a hopeful and positive view of future outcomes

  4. 60.Miscellaneousmis·cel·la·ne·ous [missə laynee səs] • Adjective • 1. composed of varied things: made up of a variety of ingredients • 2. each being different: a task force of miscellaneous specialists

  5. 61. Chaoticcha·ot·ic [kay ottik] • Adjective • 1. totally confused or disorderly: out of control • 2. inherently unpredictable

  6. 62. Besiegebe·siege [bi seej] • Verb • 1. to surround • 2. crowd around somebody: to crowd around somebody in an oppressive way • 3. harass somebody or something: The box office was besieged by fans wanting tickets.

  7. 63. Crucialcru·cial [kroosh’l] • Adjective • decisive: most vital and of the greatest significance in determining an outcome • of great importance

  8. 64. piouspi·ous [pi əss] • Adjective • 1. devoutly religious, sometimes in appearance only • 2. acting in falsely moralizing way: hypocritically • 3. praiseworthy: deserving to be praised

  9. 65. vaporizeva·por·ize [vaypə riz] • Verb • to change or be changed into vapor • Vanish or make vanish: to vanish, or cause somebody or something to vanish

  10. 66. ogleo·gle [og’l] • Verb • 1. to look at with desire: a prolonged flirtatious look at somebody

  11. 67. rosterros·ter [rostər] • Noun • 1. list of names: the people listed on a roster

  12. 68. mill[mil] Verb • To move around as a group without apparent purpose: to move around in a confused or restless group Noun 1. flour-making factory: a building or group of buildings in which cereal grains are ground to make flour or meal

  13. 69. InfinitelyIn·fi·nite [infənit] • Noun • 1. endlessly • 2. not measurable: without any finite or measurable limits • 3.greater than any assigned value

  14. 70. quizzicalquiz·zi·cal[ kwizzik’l] • Adjective • 1. questioning: expressing a question, puzzlement, or doubt in a mocking or amused way

  15. 71. dissuadedis·suade [di swayd] • Verb • 1. to persuade someone not to perform an action

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