VOCABULARY AND ALLUSIONS IN THREE LITTLE WORDS

Reprieve (62) a respite fromimpending punishment.Kool-Aid (67)—a sugary artificially colored drink.Chortled (66) to chuckle gleefullyFlume (68) water, as one used totransport logs or provide waterpower.Condiments (69) something used togive a special flavor to food, asmustard, ketchup, salt, spices.Specimens (71) substance ormaterial for examination or study.Glinted (71) a tiny, quick flash of lightMentally catalogued (71) to mentallyexamine and file away for future use.Contemplated (73) Ponder ormeditate.CHAPTER 6Caboodles cosmetics case (96)Sadistic (82) - excessively cruel.Head-Start (85) – a program forchildren sponsored byUnited StatesDepartment of Health and HumanServices that providescomprehensive education, health,nutrition, and parent involvementservices to low-income children andtheir families.Wistfully (86) - yearningly.http://www.thebostonbachelor.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/kool-aidman.pnghttp://babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/2007/07/23-End%20of%20Month/caboodle.bmpFlagstone patio (page 91) - an area, usually paved, adjoining a houseand used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.Wobbled (83) - to move unsteadilyfrom side to side.Rally (83) – revive, gather andorganize.Humiliation (87) - mortification.http://www.wise4living.com/hgdeck/images/flagstone-patio.jpgMollify (98) - pacify,to calm.CHAPTER 7Kaleidoscope (99) - a continuallychanging pattern of shapes andcolorsMTV (101) - Trademark. Music Television: a cable television subscriptionservice featuring a format of music videos.Radiating (99) – to extend, spread.