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Cartoon Vocabulary  (List 18)

1.    annals (noun)        descriptive record; history
(ANN ulz)
Link:    HANDLES

2.    tome (noun)        a large book
(tohm)
Link:  HOME

3.    cataract (noun)    a large waterfall; a flood; an eye abnormality
(KAT ah rakt)
Link:     CADILLAC

4.    booty (noun)        loot; the spoils of war; goods or property seized
(BOO tee)        by force; a valuable prize
Link:  BOOTS

5.    animated (adjective)    having life; alive; filled with activity, vigor, or spirit
(an eh MATE ed)
Link:  ANNA MADE IT

6.    jetsam (noun)        cargo or equipment thrown overboard to lighten an
(JET sem)        imperiled vessel; discarded odds and ends
Link:  JETS

7.    portal (noun)        an entrance, door or gate
(POR tul)
Link:  PORTHOLE

8.    throng (noun)        a large group of people gathered closely together
(throng)
Link:  SONG

9.    barrage (noun)    a curtain of artillery fire; any overwhelming attack,
(bah RAJ)        as of words or blows
Link:  GARAGE

10.    elite (noun)        the best or most skilled members of a group
(eh LEET)
Link:  FEET

Extra 5 words:  tranquility, tumult, tundra, ultraviolet, unanimous