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from Barrio Boy AND A Day’s Wait Vocabulary
Word
Sentence
Prediction/
Context
Definition
reassuring (adj)
The sound of applause
was reassuring to the
nervous performer.
restoring confidence
contraption (n)
I don’t think that it’s
safe to drive that
rickety contraption.
strange device or
machine
formidable (adj) The titles on the long
summer reading list
were formidable.
impressive;
overwhelming
epidemic (n)
The flu epidemic caused
school to close.
outbreak of a
contagious disease
flushed (v)
The dogs flushed birds
out of the bushes.
drove from hiding
evidently (adv)
The dark clouds
evidently promised
Rain.
clearly; obviously
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