This document provides definitions for 15 words: blast from the past, basement, bossy, drop out, great-aunt, hippie, homesick, sweetheart, crop, dedicated, invader, observation deck, pilgrim, spring, and veranda. It defines each word concisely in 1-2 sentences. It also provides definitions for 4 additional words: devastating, step, strike, and happen suddenly. The document defines a total of 19 words through brief, straightforward definitions.
2. MEANING:
Something that suddenly and strongly makes you
remember a previous time in your life.
EXAMPLE:
Hearing that record again was a real blast from the past.
3. Basement: a room in a building thta is under the level
of the ground.
Bossy: always telling people wht to do.
Drop out: to leave school without finishing.
Great- aunt: the aunt of one of your parents.
Hippie: someone in the 1960s and 1970s who had long
hair and opposed the standards of society.
4. Homesick: feeling sad because you are away from your
home.
Sweetheart: in a way to address someone you love.
Crop: a plant, such as corn, rice, etc. that is grown by a
farmer and used as food.
Dedicated: built to honor a person.
Invader: someone who enters a place using military
force.
5. Observation Deck: the outside top level of a building
that you can walk on and enjoy the view below.
Pilgrim: a visitor to a holy place.
Spring: a place where water comes up naturally from
the ground.
Veranda: a platform with a roof.