i n c r e d u l o u s [inkred 3
alas] adj. If someone is incredulous about something, they do not believe that it is true.
-*■ She was incredulous that monkeys could ever drive a car. linger [linger]
V. To linger is to last for a long time.
-* The smell of fresh cookies lingered in the bakery. O r g a n i s m [5:rganlzam] n. An organism is a living thing, especially a very small one.
-* We studied the organism on the microscope. paraphrase [pserafreiz] v. To paraphrase is to make someone else’s writing or speech shorter.
The students were asked to paraphrase the story they just heard.
p l a g u e [pleig] n. A plague is a serious disease that quickly spreads to many people.
-» A plague in Europe killed millions of people.