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Vocabulary #3 1st 6 Weeks The Jacket. profile. n. a side view of an object, especially of the human head Gary Soto remembers looking at his profile in the mirror, hoping to look cool in his new jacket. [ side view]. propeller.
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Vocabulary #3 1st 6 Weeks The Jacket
profile n. a side view of an object, especially of the human head • Gary Soto remembers looking at his profile in the mirror, hoping to look cool in his new jacket.[side view]
propeller • n. a spinning blade used to move a boat or airplane forward : propelv. He spun each arm like a propeller to see how silly the jacket looked. [spinning blades]
shrivel v. to shrink or wrinkle Eventually the jacket began to shrivel and no longer fit. [shrink or wrinkle]
vicious adj. severe or fierce • Soto remembers the vicious thoughts he had about the jacket. [mean, intense, severe]
Latin Root • pro- • forward, progress