Collection 2: My Life as a Bat

As you read Margaret Atwood's "My Life as a Bat," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 10's Collection 2: Called Out, Hope for Animals and Their World, My Life as a Bat
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  1. consensus
    agreement in the judgment reached by a group as a whole
  2. Cleopatra
    beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt
  3. interlude
    an intervening period or episode
  4. sonar
    a method of finding objects under water using sound waves
  5. gorge
    overeat or eat immodestly
  6. subtlety
    a fine difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude
  7. deja vu
    the experience of thinking a new situation already occurred
  8. extremity
    an external body part that projects from the body
  9. ludicrous
    inviting ridicule
  10. incendiary
    capable of causing fires or catching fire spontaneously
  11. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  12. redeem
    restore the honor or worth of
  13. denizen
    a person who inhabits a particular place
  14. deliverance
    recovery or preservation from loss or danger
  15. grotto
    a small cave, usually with attractive features
Created on Thu Jul 03 17:13:12 EDT 2014 (updated Fri Jul 04 11:37:07 EDT 2014)

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