Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. Vocabulary words 1 - 20 □ 2. Read The Hindenburg □ 3. Homework: Vocabulary words 1 – 20 x 4, defs x 1, 5 sentences using two vocabulary words. 1. cruise v. – (of a motor vehicle or aircraft) travel smoothly at a moderate or economical speed 2. explosion n. – a violent shattering or blowing apart of something, as is caused by a bomb 3. hydrogen n. – highly flammable gas, the chemical element of atomic number 1 4. drenching v. – wet thoroughly; soak 5. criticize v. – indicate the faults of (someone or something) in a disapproving way 6. era n. – a system of chronology dating from a particular event 7. grander adj. – large and striking in size, scope, extent, or conception 8. engine n. – a machine for converting any of variou...