"The First Day" Vocabulary

teeming

• Abundantly filled with especially living things.

• Lacking in quantity or quality.

• A state of being calm and peaceful.

• Filled with noise and chaos.

soothing

• Affording physical relief.

• Causing discomfort or pain.

• Inducing stress and anxiety.

• Creating a sense of urgency.

scale

• An ordered reference standard.

• A type of measurement tool.

• A method for weighing objects.

• A graphical representation of data.

guardian

• A person who cares for persons or property.

• A legal document for property transfer.

• A type of insurance policy.

• A person who provides financial advice.

faint

• Lacking clarity, brightness, or loudness.

• Very bright and loud.

• Extremely clear and vivid.

• A strong and powerful presence.

possessive

• Serving to express or indicate the act of having.

• Indicating a lack of ownership.

• Describing something that is shared among many.

• Referring to a state of being free.

strew

• To gather in one place.

• Spread by scattering.

• To clean thoroughly.

• To hide from view.

speckle

• A small contrasting part of something.

• A large, uniform area.

• A type of fabric pattern.

• A method of painting.

auditorium

• A type of musical instrument

• The area of a theater or hall where the audience sits.

• A section of a library for quiet study

• A room for conducting scientific experiments

plait

• A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair.

• A type of fabric used in clothing.

• A hairstyle that involves cutting hair short.

• A method of dyeing hair in different colors.