3. (adjective) – half lying down When his mother checked in on him, instead of working at his desk she found him on the floor, half-recumbent, listening to his iPod.
5. (noun) – rehabilitation; conversion from an unsatisfactory state Steven said that his decision to sleep until noon instead of doing chores was a reclamation of the summer-break spirit.
9. (adjective) – not yet revealed or apparent; potential but not obvious yet He has a latent talent for acting that he hasn’t had a chance to express yet.
19. (verb) – to rob (a town) of goods, especially during war The band of thieves took advantage of the natural disaster and pillaged their way through abandoned stores.
23. (noun) – jellied loaf made from parts of the head or feet of a pig When the boys asked Aunt Agnes what was in the delicious dish, they were horrified to discover that they had been eating brawn.
31. (noun) – a feeling or regret for sins committed The sincerity of Judith’s penitence is questionable– she only began to express remorse when Mr. Notestine refused to tear up her detention hour.
33. (noun) – a drink, usually diluted, and made from rum When the older relatives get together for the holidays, they drink lots of grog; in the morning, they feel groggy!
41. (adjective) – causing strife within a group Susan seems to enjoy her factious behavior, and delights in the drama that she causes between her friends.
43. (adjective) – deprived; departed from, abandoned Having never been outside of the country by herself, Carlin felt bereft of her family as soon as she got off of the plain in Katmandu.
47. (noun) – intense hatred Little Charlie, the family’s pickiest eater, insisted that he could not eat boiled cabbage because it was a particular detestation of his.
49. (noun) – an old British coin worth very little I asked my boss for a raise, and he decided to give me one additional farthing per month. This is worth less than a penny!
