VocabularyVocabulary

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When you begin to When you begin to meditate, you need meditate, you need to sit in to sit in reposerepose and try to empty and try to empty your mind of all your mind of all thoughts.thoughts.

The dark clouds The dark clouds are a are a forebodingforeboding of the storm of the storm that is soon to that is soon to hit the hit the mainland.mainland.

Because she Because she was pregnant, was pregnant, her stomach her stomach began to began to bloatbloat as the baby as the baby grew.grew.

Mom’s dinner Mom’s dinner was barely was barely edibleedible so I so I ordered takeout ordered takeout instead.instead.

The noonday sun The noonday sun beat down with beat down with

dazzlingdazzling brightness on brightness on

the tennis court. the tennis court.

When the serial When the serial killer was killer was released from released from prison, everyone prison, everyone knew the justice knew the justice system had gone system had gone awryawry ..

Although the Although the suitcase suitcase appears appears ladenladen , I , I think I can think I can squeeze in one squeeze in one more pair of more pair of shoes.shoes.

From my From my vantagevantage point on point on the roof I could the roof I could make out the make out the advancing advancing troops.troops.

Max was a little Max was a little too handy with too handy with the snooze the snooze button on his button on his alarm clock, so alarm clock, so he was he was invariablyinvariably late late for work every for work every day.day.

The witch’s long The witch’s long nails made a nails made a shrillshrill sound on sound on the window.the window.

Sense of disasterSense of disaster

Answer: forebodingAnswer: foreboding

Answer:Answer: repose

Mental tranquility; Mental tranquility; calmnesscalmness

Answer:Answer: vantage

High-point; a High-point; a position, condition or position, condition or

opportunity that is opportunity that is likely to provide likely to provide

superiority or/and superiority or/and advantageadvantage

Answer: ladenAnswer: laden

Burdened with Burdened with goods; load with goods; load with

cargocargo

Answer: invariablyAnswer: invariably

Inevitability; not Inevitability; not changing; constantchanging; constant

Answer: dazzleAnswer: dazzle

Astonish; to become Astonish; to become blindedblinded

Answer: bloatAnswer: bloat

To cause to swell up To cause to swell up or inflate; distendedor inflate; distended

Answer: awryAnswer: awry

In a position that is In a position that is turned or twisted turned or twisted toward one side; toward one side; away from the away from the correct coursecorrect course

Answer: edibleAnswer: edible

Able to eatenAble to eaten

Answer: shrillAnswer: shrill

High-pitched and High-pitched and piercing in tone or piercing in tone or

soundsound