1. Colegio Real de Panamá 8°B María Beatriz Amado and Francheska Gutierrez VOCABULARY WORDS: AFTER TWENTY YEARS Teacher Laura Phillips 14-10-15

2. Twirling  Definition: to cause to rotate rapidly  Synonym: spin; revolve; whirl.  Sentence: Trying doors as he went, twirling his club with many intricate and artful movements…

3. Depeopled  Definition: to depopulate.  Synonym: reduce population  Sentence: Chilly gusts of wind with a taste of rain in them had well nigh depeopled the streets.

4. Stalwart  Definition: strongly and stoutly built, sturdy and robust.  Synonym: strong  Sentence: the officer with his stalwart form and slight swagger, made a fine picture of a guardian of peace.

5. Vicinity  Definition: the area or region near or about a place.  Synonym: neighborhood  Sentence: The vicinity was one that kept early hours.

6. Keen  Definition: characterized by strength and distinctness of perception.  Synonym: sensitive  Sentence: the light showed a pale, square-jawed face with keen eyes and a little white scar near his right eyebrow.

7. Taunchest  Definition: firm or steadfast in principle.  Synonym: loyal  Sentence: He always was the truest, staunchest old chap in the world.

8. Plodder  Definition: to walk heavily or move laboriously.  Synonym: trudge  Sentence: He was a kind of plodder, though, good fellow as he was.

9. Wits  Definition: powers of intelligent observation, keen perception, ingenious contrivance, and composure.  Synonym: cleverness  Sentence: I’ve had to compete with some of the sharpest wits going to get my pile.

10. Groove  Definition: a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface.  Synonym: pattern  Sentence: A man gets in a groove in New York.

11. Astir  Definition: moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement.  Synonym: active  Sentence: The few foot passengers astir in that quarter hurried.

12. Drizzle  Definition: to rain gently and steadily in fine drops.  Synonym: sprinkle  Sentence: There was now a fine, cold drizzle falling.

13. Grasping  Definition: greedy, avaricious.  Synonym: tenacious  Sentence: Bless my heart! Exclaimed the new arrival, grasping both the other´s hands with his own.

14. Puff  Definition: a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath.  Synonym: mistery, uncertain  Sentence:There was now a fine, cold drizzle falling, and the wind had risen from its uncertain puffs into a steady blow.

15. Dragged  Definition: to move heavily or with effort.  Synonym: extract  Sentence: You couldn´t hve dragged Jimmy out of New York.

16. Chum  Definition:a roommate, as at college.  Synonym: intimate companion  Sentence: Jimmy Wells, my best chum and the finnest chap in the world.

17. Gaze  Definition:to look steadily and intently.  Synonym: look with curiosity, interest  Sentence: When they came into this glare, each of them turned simultaneously to gaze upon other´s face.

18. collar  Definition: the part of a shirt, coat, dress, blouse, etc., that encompasses the neckline of the garment and is sewn permanently to it, often so as to fold or roll over.  Sentence: About twenty minutes he waited, and then a tall man in a long overcoat, with collar turned up to his ears…

19. Chilly  Definition:mildly cold or producing a sensation of cold  Synonym: causing shivering; chill  Sentence: The time as bearly ten o´clock at night but chilly gusts of wind with a taste of rain in them had well nigh developed the streets.