Word Routes 005

List of Highlighted Vocabulary

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• accident: an unexpected event causing damage or injury
• by happenstance: by chance, without being planned
• cadaver: a dead human body, especially for medical study
• cadence: the rhythm and flow of speech or movement
• chance: the possibility of something happening
• chicken nugget: a small piece of breaded chicken in a McDonalds Happy Meal
• coincidence: surprising events happening together by chance
• core (fruit): the central part containing the seeds
• crab: a sea crustacean with claws
• crabapple: a small, usually sour apple
• crabby: easily annoyed or in a bad mood
• craps: a gambling game played with dice
• Daisy Dukes: very short denim shorts
• decapitated: having had the head cut off
• delicatessen: a shop selling prepared foods and specialty meats
• destiny: events believed to be predetermined
• dice: small cubes used in games and gambling
• die: one small cube used in games
• fortune teller: someone claiming to predict the future
• haphazard: lacking order, planning, or organization
• hazard: something that could cause danger or harm
• hazardous: dangerous or likely to cause harm
• humid: containing a lot of moisture in the air
• incident: an event, especially an unusual or unpleasant one
• know-it-all: someone acting like they know everything
• Let the chips fall where they may: accept whatever happens after your actions
• Let the dice fall where they may: accept whatever happens by chance
• Littlewood’s Law: idea that seemingly miraculous events happen regularly
• mausoleum: a large building containing a tomb
• mild: not strong, severe, or extreme
• miracle: an extraordinary event that seems impossible
• mosquito: a small flying insect that bites and sucks your blood
• on the nose: exactly correct or too obvious
• one in a million: extremely rare or special
• pet peeve: something that particularly annoys you
• pips: small seeds inside certain fruits
• seeds: small plant parts from which new plants grow
• snake eyes (dice): two ones rolled with two dice
• The Dukes of Hazzard: American TV series about adventurous cousins
• The Sims: video game series simulating everyday life
• to cast a spell: to perform magic using a spell
• to cast the dice: to throw dice
• to gamble: to risk money on an uncertain result
• to happen: to take place or occur
• to hunt: to chase animals to catch or kill them
• to pipe up: to suddenly speak or join a conversation
• toad: an amphibian similar to a frog