From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankenweiler - Section 1
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- transistor
- a compact electronic device that controls the flow of current
- tyranny
- cruel and unjust use of power
- retrace
- to go back over again
- jostle
- to push, as in a crowd
- penetrate
- to understand; to affect deeply
- forceps
- small pincers for grasping or pulling
- pamphlets
- a thin unbound booklet often on some topic of current interest
- injustice
- unfairness
- monotony
- having no variety
- perspiration
- sweat
- complements
- that which perfects
- chain mail
- clothing loosely woven of thin metal, worn under a knight's armor
- complicate
- to make or become difficult
- specialize
- to concentrate on a special branch of study or work
- appreciation
- grateful recognition
- tycoon
- a powerful and rich person
- stowaway
- one who hides aboard a ship, plane, or bus to get free passage
- temptation
- something inviting and attractice
- Neanderthal
- a form of early man of the Stone Age
- From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankenweiler
- Section 1 Vocabulary