DeNava Vocabulary Timeline

  • traumatized

    traumatized
    Dairy of a Wimpy Kid: Old School. In fact, Rodrick seemed kind of traumatized by the whole experience.
  • turmoil

    turmoil
    Batista Unleashed: "The match was a tag team turmoil match."
  • encoraged

    encoraged
    Give support and advice to (someone) so that they will do or continue to do something.
  • menacing

    Batista Unleashed: I just came out and looked menacing.
  • tense

    tense
    Batista Unleashed: I was always so tense.
  • circumstance

    circumstance
    Batista Unleashed: Our circumstances now compared to then were as different as night and day.
  • Shoplifting

    Shoplifting
    Apparently these guys were bused in to serve their crimes like shoplifting and vandalism. The criminal action of stealing goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer.
  • Vandalism

    Vandalism
    Apparently these guys were bused in to serve their crimes like shoplifting and vandalism. Action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property.
  • self-esteem

    self-esteem
    "It turns out Mom told my teacher she was worried about my self-esteem and the whole secret mission thing was just a way to make me feel important." Confidence in one's own worth or abilities; self-respect.
  • overpowering

    The flooded toilet added to the overall bad smell in our cabin, wich was by now totally overpowering.
  • parlor

    parlor
    "Of course that meant going to the ice cream parlor."
    A shop or business providing specified goods or services.
  • smuggle

    smuggle
    Duane Higgins got caught trying to smuggle in a giant-chocolate chip cookie. move (goods) illegally into or out of a country.
  • Kindling

    Kindling
    easily combustible small sticks or twigs used for starting a fire.
  • burrowed

    burrowed
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School Some sort of beetle burrowed into a kids ear at dinner.
  • pounce

    pounce
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School This morning I forgot to put the cap back on the toothpaste, and dad was ready to pounce
  • raging

    raging
    showing violent uncontrollable anger. "And when we opened up the front door, there was a raging party going on inside"
  • neutral

    neutral
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School
    not helping or supporting either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc.; impartial.
  • consolidated

    consolidated
    Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants Tweed had consolidated his power and was now the most influential man in New York. make (something) physically stronger or more solid.
  • disquieted

    he always felt disquieted witnessing this pattern of exchange. make (someone) worried or anxious.
  • obstructed

    block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of. ''The side street was narrow and partially obstructed in places by piles of refuse, stacks of old wooden pallets and bales of wire."
  • exquisite

    After the performance, William escorted her to an exquisite little sitting room for an intimate reception with some of the theaters more prominent patrons. extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.
  • intimate

    After the performance, William escorted her to an exquisite little sitting room for an intimate reception with some of the theaters more prominent patrons. closely acquainted; familiar, close.
  • prominent

    After the performance, William escorted her to an exquisite little sitting room for an intimate reception with some of the theaters more prominent patrons. important; famous.
  • adjacent

    Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants next to or adjoining something else. Thad caused Eliza some unease, and even though she risked getting in trouble for it, she went to stand by the metal grate