Exploring the Titanic

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Exploring the Titanic

• By Robert D. Ballard

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accommodations

• We drove into town late at night and could find
  no accommodations.
• Room and food, especially in hotels or on ships
  or trains

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dazzled

• Esmerelda was so dazzled by the bright sunlight
  that she could hardly see.
• Amazed or overwhelmed by a spectacular display

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eerie

• As I stood outside in the dark, I had an eerie
  feeling that someone was watching me.
• Weird, especially in a frightening way

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feverishly

• He worked so feverishly to get the project done
  that he went without eating or sleeping for two
  days.
• In a highly emotional or nervous way

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indefinitely

• If we dont get directions to Harrys house, we
  could be driving around indefinitely trying to
  find it.
• For an unlimited length of time

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list

• The tower of blocks had begun to list so far to
  one side that it looked like it might fall over.
• To tilt lean

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novelty

• To you, a key chain is a nothing new, but to a
  little child, its quite a novelty.
• Something new, original, or unusual

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prophecy

• The old man made a prophecy predicting that the
  town would be destroyed by fire.
• A prediction foretelling of future events

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toll

• The death toll from the earthquake keeps rising
  as rescue teams find more bodies amid the rubble.
• The amount of loss or destruction caused by a
  disaster.

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tribute

• In a lovely tribute to their mothers, the
  children of the school read aloud their Mothers
  Day poems.
• An action or gift that honors a deserving
  individual