The document defines a number of words: pallid means very pale and unhealthy looking; gruff means unfriendly and rough; forfeited means lost the right to; gawk means stare or gape stupidly; cash in means to get money or advantage from an event or situation often unfairly; dog tired means exhausted; diligently means steadily and carefully; perambulating means strolling or walking around; immaculate means free from blemish; berserk means crazed; brawny means strong and muscular; tremor means a small quake or vibration; placidly means calmly and quietly; luminous means reflecting light or shining; fumble means handle clumsily; sidle up to means

1. Sight Words The Stone Angel Ch:3 by Hatice Oncel

2. pallid very pale; unhealthy looking Next to his tanned face, hers seemed pallid and unhealthy.

3. gruff unfriendly; rough He's quite a sweet man beneath the gruff exterior.

4. forfeited lost the right to If you cancel now I'm afraid you forfeit your deposit.

5. gawk stare or gape stupidly Don't sit there gawking like that - give me a hand!

6. cash in to get money or another advantage from an event or situation, often in an unfair way Her family have been accused of cashing in on her death.

7. dog tired exhausted

8. diligently steadily and carefully The discovery was made after years of diligent research.

9. perambulating Strolling or walking around

10. triviality sth of small importance I'm a busy man - don't bother me with trivialities

11. immaculate free from blemish dressed in an immaculate white suit

12. berserk crazed My mother will go berserk (= be extremely angry) when she finds out

13. brawny strong and muscular He was a big brawny man with huge hands.

14. tremor Small quake or vibration There was a slight tremor in her voice

15. placidly Calmly and quietly She was a very placid (= calm and not easily excited) child who slept all night and hardly ever cried.

16. luminous Reflecting light; shining luminous clothing

17. fumble Handle clumsily I fumbled with the lock

18. sidle up to sbd Moving unobtrusively close to

19. under siege extremely angry

20. blurt sth out said sth quickly and without thinking She suddenly blurted out, "I can't do it".