Duke vocabulary timeline

  • disenigrate

    disenigrate
    star wars return of the jedi beware the power of the darkside. "our master got angry with our last protocol droid so we disintegrated him."(Angleberger 39) break up into small parts, typically as the result of impact or decay.
  • contemplate

    contemplate
    star wars, Angelberger, "think about."
  • Enforcement

    Enforcement
    Star wars return of the sith, Angelberger, Chapter 35. being able to outrun and outmaneuver the imperial and local enforcement ships. the act of compelling observance of or compliance with a law, rule, or obligation.
  • Abundance

    Abundance
    Angleberger (#309) There were an abundance of old and young Ewoks. a very large quantity of something.
  • tactfully

    tactfully
    Triple Zero, Karen Traviss, ¨Jango slowed down tactfully"(Traviss 7) having or showing ta
  • Monotone

    Monotone
    Triple Zero Karen Traviss ¨Said Oran Wu in a soothing Monotone. a continuing sound, especially of someone's voice, that is unchanging in pitch and without intonation.
  • autonomous

    autonomous
    Ready player one Ernest Cline. ¨Now as an autonomous npc. Halidays ghost now roams in the machine.¨ (cline 84) acting independently or having the freedom to do so.
  • matirialized

    matirialized
    ready player one chapter 20 (Cline) ¨my avatar materialized in front of my control panel.¨
    of a ghost, spirit, or similar entity) appear in bodily form.
  • Embroidered

    Embroidered
    The fellowship of the ring J.R.R Tolkien. ¨the light of the lanterns fell on his beaming face, the golden buttons shone on his embroidered silk waistcoat.¨
    decorate (cloth) by sewing patterns on it with thread.
  • Daunted

    Daunted
    Fellowship of the ring J.R.R Tolkien. ¨He would not be daunted by the distance. (tolkien 56)
    make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive.
  • raptuously

    raptuously
    ¨they´ll love him! cried aunt petunia raptuously.¨ (Harry potter and the chamber of secrets #24 J.K. Rowling)
    characterized by, feeling, or expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm.
  • tube worms

    tube worms
    Harry potter and the chamber of secrets. - page 250-366 (116)/847 "Harry had been held back in potions to scrape of the tube worms under the desks." Tube worms are commonly found underwater and have a red plume at the tip.
  • hithero

    hithero
    Hp and the chamber of secrets. pg. 383-502 "what ad hithero been nervousness int o real panic." (J.K.Rowling page 500)
    until now or until the point in time under discussion.
  • inhearated

    inhearated
    hp and the chamber of secrets. 615/847
    "Harry had inhearated just one thing from his father." J.K Rowling 625 receive (money, property, or a title) as an heir at the death of the previous holder.
  • coursing

    coursing
    Hp chamber of secrets 692/847
    " They sat there excitement coursing." (rowling 692/847)
    (of liquid) move without obstruction; flow.
  • disembodied

    disembodied
    Hp and the chamber of secrets- 776/847 " he then again hear that disembodied voice" (Rowling 776) separated from or existing without the body.
  • requisite

    requisite
    The hobbit j.r.r Tolkien pg-33
    "we have proceeded in advance to make requisite preparations," .
    made necessary by particular circumstances or regulations.
  • deseption

    deseption
    The hobbit j.r.r Tolkien
    "most of the paths were cheats, and deceptions." (Tolkien 61) Deception is a trick or scheme used to get what you want, like the deception you used to get your sister to agree to do all your chores for a month. Deception occurs when you deceive, a word that comes from the Latin de- meaning "from" and capere, meaning "to take."
    https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/deception
  • Spluttered

    Spluttered
    The hobbit
    "he did not answer; he whispered and spluttered." (tolkien 84) say something rapidly, indistinctly, and with a spitting sound, as a result of anger, embarrassment, or another strong emotion.
  • commotion

    commotion
    The Hobbit
    "The commotion they made filled the Forrest." (Tolkien 113) a state of confused and noisy disturbance.
  • Cockscomb

    Cockscomb
    The Hobbit "waving patches of cockscomb clover." (tolkien 128) A type of flower with needle like shapes.
  • barrage

    barrage
    Armada ¨ his mech finally succomed to the barrage of laser fire.¨ (Cline start-37) a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area.
  • Immersive

    Immersive
    Armada pg-71 (Cline)
    ¨The view from my VR googles provided me with an immersive game-play.
    (of a computer display or system) generating a three-dimensional image that appears to surround the user.
  • asinine

    asinine
    Armada 100-320
    "No one cares about your asinine fantasy" (Cline 320)
    extremely stupid or foolish.
  • Keosene

    Keosene
    Fahrenheit 451 \, "What-the smell of Kerosene?"(Bradbury 6) Kerosene, also known as paraffin, lamp oil and coal oil, is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid which is derived from petroleum, widely used as a fuel in industry as well as households.
  • Nonsense

    Nonsense
    Fahrenheit 451 pg-10
    "Happy! Of all the nonsense" (Bradbury 10)
    spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense.
  • Slender

    Slender
    Fahrenheit 451
    pg-5
    "her face was slender and milk-white." (Bradbury pg-5) of a person or part of the body) gracefully thin.
  • Decree

    Decree
    HP prisoner of Azkaban pg-31 "he broke the Decree of the Ministry of Magic"
    an official order issued by a legal authority.