Chapter 5
Vocabulary Words
1. parched- v. to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do
Sentence- My skin was parched from the sun and heat.
2. scabbard- n. a sheath for a sword or the like
Sentence- The warriors used a scabbard to hold their swords.
3. remorse- n. deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction
Sentence- I had a deep remorse from what I've done in the past.
4. engulfed- v. to swallow up in or as in a gulf; submerge
Sentence- The tsunami engulfed the villagers.
5. semiautomatic- adj. (of a firearm) automatically ejecting the cartridge case of a fired shot and loading the next cartridge from the magazine but requiring a squeeze of the trigger to fire each individual shot.
Sentence- I went to the shooting range with my semiautomatic ak47.
6. bayonet- n. a dagger like steel weapon that is attached to or at the muzzle of a gun and used for stabbing or slashing in hand-to-hand combat
Sentence- Ishmael used his bayonet to kill his villagers.
Sentence- My skin was parched from the sun and heat.
2. scabbard- n. a sheath for a sword or the like
Sentence- The warriors used a scabbard to hold their swords.
3. remorse- n. deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction
Sentence- I had a deep remorse from what I've done in the past.
4. engulfed- v. to swallow up in or as in a gulf; submerge
Sentence- The tsunami engulfed the villagers.
5. semiautomatic- adj. (of a firearm) automatically ejecting the cartridge case of a fired shot and loading the next cartridge from the magazine but requiring a squeeze of the trigger to fire each individual shot.
Sentence- I went to the shooting range with my semiautomatic ak47.
6. bayonet- n. a dagger like steel weapon that is attached to or at the muzzle of a gun and used for stabbing or slashing in hand-to-hand combat
Sentence- Ishmael used his bayonet to kill his villagers.
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