Vocabulary Chapter Chapter 23 Chapter 31 Chapter Careen 27. pious 33. quizzical Chapter 25 Chapter 33 Chapter Optimistic 28. vaporize 34. dissuade 23. Miscellaneous 24. Chaotic Chapter ogle Chapter 27 Chapter Besieging 30. roster 31. mill Chapter 30 Chapter Crucial 32. infinitely
Ch careen (v) ca·reen [kə reen] 1. sway or swerve while moving: to move forward at high speed, swaying, lurching, or swerving from one side to the other 2. move rapidly: He seemed to careen from one job to the next.
Ch optimistic (adj.) op·ti·mis·tic [optə mistik] 1. Having a positive frame of mind: tending to take a hopeful and positive view of future outcomes
Ch miscellaneous (adj.) mis·cel·la·ne·ous [ missə laynee səs] 1. composed of varied things: made up of a variety of ingredients 2. each being different: a task force of miscellaneous specialists
Ch chaotic (adj.) cha·ot·ic [kay ottik] 1. totally confused or disorderly: out of control 2. inherently unpredictable
Ch besiege (v) be·siege [bi seej] 1. to surround 2. crowd around somebody: to crowd around somebody in an oppressive way 3. harass somebody or something: The box office was besieged by fans wanting tickets.
Ch crucial (adj.) cru·cial [kroosh’l] 1.decisive: most vital and of the greatest significance in determining an outcome 2.of great importance
Ch pious (adj.) pi·ous [pi əss] 1. devoutly religious, sometimes in appearance only 2. praiseworthy: deserving to be praised
Ch vaporize (v) va·por·ize [vaypə riz] 1.to change or be changed into vapor 2.Vanish or make vanish: to vanish, or cause somebody or something to vanish
Ch ogle (v) o·gle [og’l] 1. to look at with desire: a prolonged flirtatious look at somebody
Ch roster (n) ros·ter [rostər] 1. list of names: the people listed on a roster
Ch mill (v) [mil] 1.To move around as a group without apparent purpose: to move around in a confused or restless group Noun 1. flour-making factory: a building or group of buildings in which cereal grains are ground to make flour or meal
Ch infinitely (adv.) In·fi·nite [infənit] 1. endlessly 2. not measurable: without any finite or measurable limits 3. greater than any assigned value
Ch quizzical (adj.) quiz·zi·cal[ kwizzik’l] 1. questioning: expressing a question, puzzlement, or doubt in a mocking or amused way
Ch dissuade (v) dis·suade [di swayd] 1. to persuade someone not to perform an action