Lamb to the slaughter: vocabulary p-378

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the meanings of the underlined words from the context clues.

For some people, air travel is a real anxiety.
If I weren't reasonably placid, I don't think I could cope with this hectic life.
When she is anxious, she luxuriates in chocolate ice cream.
The nurse administered the medicine according to the doctors orders.
They didnt feel safe until the police searched the premises thoroughly.
Pete did his best to console his wife after she lost her job.
In Middle Eastern Culture, hospitality toward the strangers and foreigners living among

you was considered a cultural norm.

8. Glasses are generally transparent but may be translucent or opaque.
9. The rocker was comfortable and a soft breeze caressed her into a blissful silence.
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The chief buildings outside the sacred precinct are the theatre and the stadium.
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1. Anxiety: A state of uneasiness and apprehension

For some people, air travel is a real anxiety.
2. Placid: Undisturbed by tumult or disorder; calm or quiet

If I weren't reasonably placid, I don't think I could cope with this hectic life.
3. Luxuriate: To take luxurious pleasure; indulge oneself
When she is anxious, she luxuriates in chocolate ice cream.
4. Administer: To give or apply; to direct or manage
The nurse administered the medicine according to the doctors orders.
My lawyer has the authority to administer my affair.
5. Premises: land and buildings together
They didnt feel safe until the police searched the premises thoroughly.
6. Console: To allay the sorrow or grief of
Pete did his best to console his wife after she lost her job.
7. Hospitality: generous reception of or disposition toward guests; the practice of receiving
and entertaining strangers and guests with kindness.
In Middle Eastern Culture, hospitality toward the strangers and foreigners living among you
was considered a cultural norm.

8. Translucent: allowing light, but not detailed shapes, to pass through; semi-transparent.
Glasses are generally transparent but may be translucent or opaque.
9. Blissful: extremely happy; full of joy.
The rocker was comfortable and a soft breeze caressed her into a blissful silence.
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Precinct: the area within the walls or perceived boundaries of a particular building

or place.
The chief buildings outside the sacred precinct are the theatre and the stadium.
1. Although the news filled her with ___________, she smiled calmly.
2. Her __________ reaction showed how peaceful she felt.
3. She would __________ in the feeling of warmth and closeness to her husband.
4. _____________ with great force, the blow knocked the man over.
5. The officer took the criminal down to the __________ to investigate.
6. Did the police find clues in the house or anywhere else on the _____________?
7. People who suffer from severe depression rarely experience days of __________.
8. The officer tried to comfort her, but Mary did not find his words ____________.
9. "The colors of the sunset could be seen through the _____________ panes."
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In a show of ___________, Mary invited the police officers for dinner.

Watch a video about ice hotels.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFXWQZZGCoU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUiR7fhIIBI
LOTS: Write sentences using the keywords to describe the Ice Hotel.
MOTS: Would you like to spend a night in the Ice Hotel? Jot down your answer and explain
your choice by using at least 5 words.
HOTS: Using the keywords write an Ad. introducing the Ice Hotel.