Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Vocabulary: Contents of The Dead Man's Pocket

1. shove: verb. to push or put in a rough manner.
2. lean: adj. thin, with no flesh/ verb. incline
3. slip: noun. an undergarment made in dress length and usually having shoulder straps.
4. ashtray: an object to put away a cigarette's ash
5. swat: verb. to hit
6. snatch: verb. to attempt to seize something suddenly
7. ledge: noun. a raised or projecting edge or molding intended to protect or check.
8. tug: verb. pull hard
9. yearn: verb. to long persistently. I yearn to make a difference.
10. idle: adj. lacking worth or basis. vain.