Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Vocabulary

taut (adj.) pulled tight

It was an action shot- women's volleyball- and Martha was bent horizontal to the floor, reaching, the palms of her hands in sharp focus, the tongue taut, the expression frank and competitive.

Context clue- Logic, it was competitive, and your tongue gets tight when you are competing.

She slowly inched across the taut tight rope in front of a massive crowd.

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