Copper Sun – Chapter 4-6 – Flashcards
Flashcard maker : Elizabeth Mcdonald
oozing
ex. The insects swarmed around the oozing wounds.
ex. The insects swarmed around the oozing wounds.
flow or leak slowly
envied
ex. Kwadzo died one morning. She actually envied him.
ex. Kwadzo died one morning. She actually envied him.
wanting what someone else has
screeching
ex. The variety of noises – screeching monkeys in cages and vendors loudly proclaiming their goods from the side of the road.
ex. The variety of noises – screeching monkeys in cages and vendors loudly proclaiming their goods from the side of the road.
shrill, high-pitched scream or cry
proclaiming
ex. The variety of noises – screeching monkeys in cages and vendors loudly proclaiming their goods from the side of the road.
ex. The variety of noises – screeching monkeys in cages and vendors loudly proclaiming their goods from the side of the road.
announce something publicly
wails
ex. She could hear terrifying wails that seemed to be coming from the walls of the place.
ex. She could hear terrifying wails that seemed to be coming from the walls of the place.
make a sad cry; long high-pitched noise
gloom
ex. The bright sunlight was suddenly gone, and she had to adjust her eyes to the gloom inside the structure.
ex. The bright sunlight was suddenly gone, and she had to adjust her eyes to the gloom inside the structure.
a state of partial darkness
acknowledge
ex. Some of them looked up when the newcomers were tossed into the cell, but most did not bother to acknowledge their presence.
ex. Some of them looked up when the newcomers were tossed into the cell, but most did not bother to acknowledge their presence.
show awareness of something or someone
decipher
ex. Those who were talking among themselves spoke in dialects she could not understand. Only a few she could decipher.
ex. Those who were talking among themselves spoke in dialects she could not understand. Only a few she could decipher.
make out what someone is saying or what something means
surmised
ex. Amari surmised that the women from many different tribes and countries were imprisoned here.
ex. Amari surmised that the women from many different tribes and countries were imprisoned here.
make a guess about something
crooned
ex. At night she crooned soft songs similar to the ones Amari’s mother had once sang to her as a child.
ex. At night she crooned soft songs similar to the ones Amari’s mother had once sang to her as a child.
sing or murmur gently
ancestors
ex. Do you think the ancestors can speak to us in this place?
ex. Do you think the ancestors can speak to us in this place?
distant relation somebody is descended from (ex. Great-grandfather)
lashed
ex. Many of the women backed away from the surf and were promptly lashed.
ex. Many of the women backed away from the surf and were promptly lashed.
hit with a whip
sloshing
ex. Afi, sloshing in the shallows just ahead of Amari, was knocked sideways by a wave and fell.
ex. Afi, sloshing in the shallows just ahead of Amari, was knocked sideways by a wave and fell.
wade or splash around in water, mud or slush
ferocity
ex. Amari’s arms and face were lashed and sliced as she huddled with Afi in the bottom of the boat, trying to get away from the sailors’ ferocity.
ex. Amari’s arms and face were lashed and sliced as she huddled with Afi in the bottom of the boat, trying to get away from the sailors’ ferocity.
the act of giving in to extreme fierceness or unrestrained violence and brutality
