Thursday, November 12, 2009

fist 2 chapters of new words

cyclo-
a three-wheeled pedaled or motorized taxi in southeast Asia; rickshaw.

slender-having a circumference that is small in proportion to the height or length

cleaver-a heavy, broad-bladed knife or long-bladed hatchet, esp. one used by butchers for cutting meat into joints or pieces.
perch-any place or object, as a sill, fence, branch, or twig, for a bird, animal, or person to alight or rest upon.
keav-chinese food with thick sauce
obedient-obeying or willing to obey; complying with or submissive to authority
depicts-to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate

1 comment:

  1. For this list, I really could not find a word that I did not already know the definition to. These words are very powerful to tell the story. Words like Cleaver can describe violence. Etc.

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