ch.2 vocab

1. Intoxicated- affected by a substance that intoxicates; drunk; inebriated.
They were both intoxicated after leaving the club.



2. Tattered- torn to tatters; ragged. His clothes were tattered and dirty.













3. Taut- tightly drawn; tense; not slack. the rope was taught and straight.




4. Resisting- to withstand, strive against, or oppose.the suspect was resiting arrest.

5. Anxiously- full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried. She waited for the mail anxiously.

6. Burden- hat which is carried; load. her mother gave her up for adoption because she was too much of a burden.