The Strength of Roots
By Marisa Maepu
Word | Before Reading: what I think the word means | After Reading: what I know the word means |
plantation | Plant nation | an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are grown |
tremors | Turnns | an involuntary quivering movement |
equilibrium | samoam | a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced |
livelihood | uglyhood | a means of securing the necessities of life.
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toiling | topist | work extremely hard or incessantly. |
tsunami | water | a long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance. |
hacking | couf | the gaining of unauthorized access to data in a system or computer. |
machete | killing | a broad, heavy knife used as an implement or weapon, originating in Central America and the Caribbean. |
debris | Bedris | scattered pieces of rubbish or remains. |
aggressive | goressive | ready or likely to attack or confront; characterized by or resulting from aggression. |
surreal | reasurral | having the qualities of surrealism; bizarre |
buoyancy | canyon | the ability or tendency of something to float in water or other fluid. |
whimpered | whispered | say something in a low, feeble voice that expresses fear, pain, or unhappiness. |
voiceless | Sign languege | not expressed. |
grasped | grip | seize and hold firmly. |
squirmed | sream | show or feel embarrassment or shame. |
muster | Mustard | (of troops) gather for inspection or in preparation for battle. |
limb | Limbing | a large branch of a tree. |
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