3.7: Vocabulary List

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Word	Form	Meaning
approach	verb	to come close to
baring	verb	showing; uncovering
bear-proof	adjective	able to keep bears out
bullet(s)	noun	small circle(s) or other shape(s) on a document to mark item(s) in a list
cabin	noun	a vacation home often near a lake or in a forest
charge	verb	to attack
cognates	noun	words that share a common origin or root word; members of word families
confiscated	verb (past tense)	removed by someone with power
cooler(s)	noun	insulated container(s) for keeping food cold
courteous	adjective	well-mannered; polite
courtesy	noun	good manners; politeness
designated	adjective	chosen and identified
dropping in on	verb	visiting someone without telling the person in advance
droppings	noun	stools or bodily waste left on the ground by animals
enforce	verb	to require people to obey a rule
exceptional	adjective	unusual
flexible	adjective	able to bend or change
handicap parking permit	noun	a sign or special licence plate on a car that allows the car to be parked in wider, specially marked parking stalls closer to building entrances
ignore	verb	to pay no attention to
impersonal	adjective	not about just one individual; public
in charge	adjective	responsible; leading
in Claire's shoes	expression	in her role or situation
inferring	verb	figuring out; reasoning
interact	verb	to communicate
invisible	adjective	not able to be seen
listen in on	verb	to hear something by accident or without the knowledge of others
obligation(s)	noun	things that must be done; duties
permission	noun	approval to do something
personal	adjective	private; individual; belonging to a particular person
perspective(s)	noun	viewpoint(s); way(s) of seeing or understanding
prohibiting	verb	disallowing
prohibition(s)	noun	rule(s) against some kind(s) of behaviour
quantity	noun	an amount of something
running	verb	managing; controlling
scrambled	verb (past tense)	hurried
significant other	noun	a life partner; a spouse; a girlfriend or boyfriend
straggler(s)	noun	latecomer(s)
sum	noun	total amount
sundown	noun	sunset
theft	noun	the crime of stealing; a robbery
tidy	adjective	neat and orderly
unattended	adjective	alone without being watched or attended
value	noun	worth; price