“THE TREASURE OF LEMON

BROWN”VOCABULARY SLIDES

ONE REQUIREMENT FOR SPEECH CLASS WAS TO GIVE ONE IMPROMPTU SPEECH PER QUARTER.

THE MOTHER LEAVES THE BABY’S DOOR AJAR SO SHE CAN BETTER HEAR HER DAUGHTER IF SHE WAKES UP.

THE HORSE AND HIS JOCKEY

VAULTED OVER THE WALL.

THE CAT WAS TENTATIVE ABOUT TRUSTING HER NEW OWNER.

HER INVOLUNTARY TREMOR MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRINK HER MORNING COFFEE WITHOUT SPILLING IT.

WHEN THE GUN FIRES, THE RACE COMMENCES.

THE GHOSTLY WOMAN IN MY NIGHTMARE BECKONED ME TO FOLLOW HER.

DETECTIVES OFTEN HAVE TO ASK PROBING QUESTIONS OF THEIR SUSPECTS TO GET TO THE TRUTH.

THE SKY AHEAD LOOKED OMINOUS.

THE MAN’S GNARLED HANDS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO DO EVEN THE SIMPLEST OF TASKS.

IT’S YOUR TURN!

A PICTURE WITH A DEFINITION WILL APPEAR ON EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SLIDES. YOU MUST GUESS THE

APPLICABLE VOCABULARY TERM.

TO INVESTIGATE OR TO EXPLORE BY TOUCH; SEARCHING

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WITH UNCERTAINTY OR HESITATION

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RUGGED OR ROUGHENED, AS FROM OLD AGE OR WORK

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DONE ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT; UNPLANNED

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MENACING; THREATENING

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TO BEGIN; START

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TO JUMP OR LEAP

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TO SIGNAL TO COME BY NODDING OR WAVING

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PARTIALLY OPEN

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A SHAKING OR VIBRATING MOVEMENT; A NERVOUS TREMBLING OR QUIVERING

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