Unit 6: Week 1

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  1. bizarre
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
    To a great many Austin residents the bats were a bizarre and frightening sight.
  2. breathtaking
    causing awe or astonishment
    When the bats come out, the guests put down their knives and forks to watch a breathtaking display of nature in the city.
  3. headline
    the title or caption of a newspaper article
    "For years, local newspapers had carried headlines like 'Bat colonies sink teeth into city' and 'Mass fear in the air as bats invade Austin,'" she writes.
  4. high-pitched
    used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
    The sounds are so high-pitched that humans can't hear them.
  5. roost
    sit, rest, or settle, as on a branch or perch
    The long, narrow, dark crevices became instantly popular with migrating bats, because bats prefer to make cozy spots to roost and raise their young.
  6. vital
    urgently needed; absolutely necessary
    Austin's love for the bats is vitally important because it results in an undisturbed Free-tail colony.
  7. reverberate
    ring or echo with sound
    Finally, they zoom off in all directions, while the spectators below reverberate with wonder.
  8. imposing
    impressive in appearance
    An imposing sculpture, in the shape of a bat, called Nightwing stands at the foot of the bridge, welcoming visitors to the sight.
  9. spectator
    a close observer; someone who looks at something
    Spectators watch the nightly display from all sorts of places, high and low.
  10. ideal
    conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection
    The engineers in charge of the project didn’t know that their work would create an ideal habitat for bats.
  11. abound
    exist in large quantities
    “Misinformation abounded, and the bats that made Austin, Texas, their summer home were regarded as something to be eliminated, not as something wonderful to see.”
  12. modifier
    a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
    A modifier is an adjective, adverb, or prepositional phrase that adds meaning to other words in a a sentence.
Created on Fri Jul 17 10:57:55 EDT 2020 (updated Mon Jul 20 15:54:48 EDT 2020)

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