Ch. 15-17 TLT Vocab

proposition

something offered to be thought about or accepted; a proposal

commemorative

intended to commemorate a person, thing, or event; a reminder or memento

defunct

dead or extinct; no longer in existence or use

marooned

to leave on an island, abandon; to leave isolated and helpless

scuttling

to move briskly; scamper; scurry

corral

to capture, cage, or catch

capsizing

to become or cause to become upset or overturned; to turn over

filament

a thin wire or fiber (as in a lightbulb) that is made to glow by the passage of an electric current

sanctuary

protection

splurge

an instance of spending more than usual; to spend money extravagantly or wastefully

hurtling

to move suddenly or violently with great speed and often with great noise

shoals

a place where a sea, lake, or river is shallow