Saturday, October 24, 2009

First They Killed My Father (Chapter Phnom Penh) Word Watcher

Page. 3
Translucent-(adj) not transparent but clear enough to allow light to pass through.
Sentence-The lake's water is murky but translucent enough for light to pass through.

Page. 5
Smitten-(adj) in love.
Sentence- When the boy saw the girl, the boy was smitten.

Page. 9
Juxtapose-(verb) to place side by side
Sentence- The buildings were juxtaposed with beautiful flowers.

Page. 13
Suave-(adj) persuasively pleasing: smoothly agreeable.
Sentence- Her face was suave, that explains why she is married to the mayor.

Alex Bao


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