SNOWBALL VOCABULARY

HAGGLE

To haggle means to argue back and forth to arrive at a price the seller thinks is high enough and the buyer thinks is low enough.

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CIVILIAN

A person who is NOT a member of the police force or of any branch of the military service

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RAVAGED

destroyed

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A hurricane-ravaged casino resort in Biloxi, Mississippi

FILIPINO

A person from the Philippines is called a Filipino, just like a person from Canada is called a Canadian.

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Filipino children

DEVASTATED

Destroyed (ravaged!)

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PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

Also known as the Philippines, it is a country of more than 7,000 islands located in southeast Asia. It was a possession of the U.S before WWII.

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EVOLVED

Gradually changed

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MANILA

The capital city and the largest city of the Philippines; located on the island of Luzon

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COCKFIGHTS

Deadly fights between roosters, sometimes with spurs attached to their legs, held for human entertainment and gambling

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CONICAL

Shaped like a cone

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PADDIES

Wet fields in which rice grows

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MOSQUITO NETTING

Netting hung from the ceiling above and around a bed to keep mosquitoes out

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JAUNTILY

Playfully; in a carefree manner

BECKON

Call or invite or signal; typically done with a wave or a nod

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