Vocabulary Test-September 11

preened

• (of a bird) straighten and clean its feathers with its beak

• (of a bird) straighten and clean its legs with its beak

• (of a duck) straighten and clean its feathers with its beak

• (of a bird) dullen and clean its feathers with its beak

vendor

• a person offering something to eat

• a person or company offering something for sale, especially a buyer in the garden

• a person or buyer selling something to cook

• a person or company offering something for sale, especially a trader in the street

protests

• to show gratitude toward someone

• to show or express weak feelings

• to show or express strong disagreement or disapproval

• to show or express sadness

gasped

• inhale suddenly with the mouth open, out of excitement

• inhale suddenly with the mouth open, out of pain or astonishment

• exhale suddenly with the mouth open, out of pain or astonishment

• inhale suddenly with the throat open, out of pain or astonishment

ancestors

• a person in your family who lived a long time ago

• a person in your school that lived a long time ago

• a person in your family who lived 20 years

• a person in your family who lived a short time ago

Social Justice

• treatment and non-equitable status of all; giving everyone an equal opportunity

• the fair treatment and equitable status of all; giving everyone an equal opportunity

• the fair treatment and equitable status of no one

• the unfair treatment and equitable status of all; giving everyone an equal opportunity

arabesque

• a posture in which the body is supported on two legs, with the other leg extended horizontally backward

• a posture in which the body is supported on one leg, with the other leg extended vertically backward

• a posture in which the body is supported on one leg, with the other leg extended horizontally backward

• a dance in which the body is supported on one leg, with the other leg extended horizontally backward

pirouette

• an act of walking on one foot, typically with the raised foot touching the knee of the supporting leg

• the act of spinning

• an act of spinning on two feet, typically with the raised foot touching the knee of the supporting leg

• an act of spinning on one foot, typically with the raised foot touching the knee of the supporting leg

barre

• a horizontal baton at eye level on which ballet dancers rest a hand for support during certain exercises

• a horizontal bar at waist level on which ballet dancers rest a hand for support during certain exercises

• a horizontal bar at waist level on which rap dancers rest a foot for support during certain jumps

• a vertical bar at waist level on which ballet dancers rest a hand for support during certain exercises

pas de deux

• a dance for three people, typically a man and a woman

• a dance for two people, typically a woman and a child

• a song for two people, typically a man and a woman

• a dance for two people, typically a man and a woman