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THE WEDNESDAY WARS Vocabulary Words intransitive(verb) – p. 4 - denoting a verb when it does not require a direct object nefarious – p. 13 – extremely wicked or villainous accomplice – p. 14 - a person who knowingly helps another in a crime or wrongdoing, often as a subordinate. liverwurst – p. 16 - a sausage made with a large percentage of liver, especially one made with pork liver and pork meat. paranoid – p. 27 - exhibiting undue suspicion, fear of persecution bar mitzvah – p. 31 - a solemn ceremony held in the synagogue, usually on Saturday morning, to admit as an adult member of the Jewish community a Jewish boy 13 years old who has successfully completed a prescribed course of study in Judaism. culinary – p. 45 – of, pertaining to, or used in cooking or the kitchen. azaleas – p. 49 – any of numerous shrubs belonging to a particular group of the genus Rhododendron, comprising species with handsome flower clusters of various colors asbestos – p. 53 – any of the fibrous amphibole and serpentine minerals, that are incombustible and resistant to chemicals. It was formerly widely used in the form of fabric or board as a heat-resistant structural material coagulated – p. 61 – to change from a fluid into a thickened mass; curdle; congeal: Let the pudding stand two hours until it coagulates. virtue – p. 61 - moral excellence; goodness; righteousness; a good or admirable quality or property emporium – p. 62 - a large retail store, especially one selling a great variety of articles. pirouetting – p. 62 - a whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing. gorge – p. 66 – to stuff with food; to swallow, especially greedily. reconnaissance – p. 72 - a search made for useful military information in the field, especially by examining the ground. the process of obtaining information about the position, activities, resources, etc, of an enemy or potential enemy |