Unit 1: Week 5

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  1. barren
    providing no shelter or sustenance
    The steady hammering of spikes, the rhythmic thud of iron rails, and even the men’s labored breathing beat like a drum across the barren plain.
  2. deafening
    loud enough to cause temporary hearing loss
    The noise was deafening as sledgehammers knocked out the side stakes and rails tumbled to the ground.
  3. lurch
    move haltingly and unsteadily
    With a yell from the boss, the horses lurched against their harnesses and the cars rolled forward on the track.
  4. previous
    just preceding something else in time or order
    With a loud thud the iron hit the ties within inches of the previous rail.
  5. pry
    move or force in an effort to get something open
    Then they began lifting, prying, and shoving to center the bare ties on the grade.
  6. survey
    plot a map of (land)
    Two Union Pacific engineers took out their surveying chains and began to measure.
  7. cause
    any entity that produces an effect
    An effect is something that happens. A cause is why it happens.
  8. effect
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
    An effect is something that happens. A cause is why it happens.
  9. expository
    serving to expound or set forth
    An expository composition gives information about a topic.
  10. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
    An adage is a short but memorable saying that expresses a meaningful idea.
Created on Thu Jul 16 12:26:35 EDT 2020 (updated Mon Jul 20 15:44:15 EDT 2020)

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