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  1. splatter
    dash a liquid upon or against
    I'd never seen her in anything but ratty T-shirts and paint-splattered jeans before, and she looked like a million golden drachma.
  2. technically
    with regard to technique
    Technically I wasn't supposed to be driving because I wouldn't turn sixteen for another week, but my mom and my stepdad, Paul, took my friend Rachel and me to this private stretch of beach on the South Shore, and Paul let us borrow his Prius for a short spin.
  3. invitation
    a request to be present or take part in something
    "About that invitation."
  4. smooth
    having a surface free from roughness or irregularities
    The sea is always one of my favorite places, but today it was especially nice -- glittery green and smooth as glass, like my dad was keeping it calm just for us.
  5. leap
    move forward by bounds
    He's seen me slice up demons and leap out of exploding school buildings, so he probably figured taking a car a few hundred yards wasn't exactly the most dangerous thing I'd ever done.
  6. mission
    an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
    I was "on call" for a mission.
  7. couple
    two items of the same kind
    My family's idea of a fancy vacation was a weekend in a rundown cabin on Long Island with some movie rentals and a couple of frozen pizzas, and here Rachel's folks were willing to let me tag along to the Caribbean.
  8. stretch
    extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
    Technically I wasn't supposed to be driving because I wouldn't turn sixteen for another week, but my mom and my stepdad, Paul, took my friend Rachel and me to this private stretch of beach on the South Shore, and Paul let us borrow his Prius for a short spin.
  9. fancy
    not plain; decorative or ornamented
    My family's idea of a fancy vacation was a weekend in a rundown cabin on Long Island with some movie rentals and a couple of frozen pizzas, and here Rachel's folks were willing to let me tag along to the Caribbean.
  10. yard
    enclosed land around a house or other building
    He's seen me slice up demons and leap out of exploding school buildings, so he probably figured taking a car a few hundred yards wasn't exactly the most dangerous thing I'd ever done.
  11. besides
    in addition
    Besides, I seriously needed a vacation.
  12. figure
    alternate name for the body of a human being
    He's seen me slice up demons and leap out of exploding school buildings, so he probably figured taking a car a few hundred yards wasn't exactly the most dangerous thing I'd ever done.
Created on 六月 9, 2010

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