Vocabulary


 * __Vocabulary for__ __If You Come Softly__**
 * by Marissa**

Words for page 1 to page 48 1.burgundy (bur.gun.dy) //verb//- a deep shade of red 2.flapping //verb// - move or sway repeatedly. 3.flickered (fli.kered) //verb//- shine unsteadily. 4.dermatologist (der.ma.tol.ogist) //noun//- the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases that affect the disease.

Words for page 48- 81 1.exhaled //verb//- to emit breath or vapor; breathe out. 2.exasperation ( ex.as.per.ation) //verb//- frustrated annoyance 3.cuticle ( cuti.cle) //noun//- epidermis that surrounds the edges of the fingernail. 4.appropriation ( ap.pro.pri.ation) //noun//- the act of appropriating. 5.stable (sta.ble) //noun//- firm; steady structure 6.chichi ( chi.chi) //adjective//- showily or affectedly elegant or trendy; pretentious.

Words for page 81 to page 113 1. crawl //verb-// a movement on the legs. 2. squinted //verb//-a closing of the eyes, almost. 3. introduce ( in.tro.duced) //verb//- to tell about someone. 4. cobblestone (cob.ble.stone) //noun-//a stone which is used for decoration. 5.clever (cle.ver) //adjective//- to be witty 6. eventually ( e.ven.tu.al.ly) //adverb//-sometimes 7. depressed (de.pressed) //adjective//- a feeling of sadness.

Words for p 113 to p 149 1.rarely (rare.ly) //adverb//- not often or not commonly 2.ottoman (ot.to.man) //noun//- low, cushioned seat without back or arms. 3.precise ( pre.cise//) adjective//- exact, accurate, definite. 4.grinned (grin.ned) //verb//- to smile broadly. 5.hydrant (hy.drant) //noun//- a large upright pipe with a valve for drawing water directly from a water main. 6.investment ( in.vest.ment) //noun//- something bought that is expected to yield profit.

Words for 149 to 181 1.knapsack (knap.sack) //noun//- bag carried on back. 2.omission (o.mis.sion) //noun//- something left out. 3.plaque //noun//- inscribed metal or stone. 4.tangled (tan.gle.d) //verb//- become twisted. 5.vague //adjective//- unclear in thinking. 6.fragile (fra. gile) //adjective//- clearly broken