-
Depilated
He´ll never know what deplated him.
remove the hair from.
paper towns (Green 62) -
pseudovisions
Book:paper towns Pg:152
¨paper towns= pseudovisions ¨
Meaning: Perceiving a false vision. -
irrefragable
Book:journey to the center of the earth Author: Jules Verne
Definition: Impossible to prove
¨On the very face of it there is an irrefragable proof of it.¨ -
imperiled
Page:147
¨ I was imperiled when everything was going wrong ever since she disappeared out of thin air I couldn't bare looking at them another second.¨
Definition:put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed. -
pedantic
to be or like a pendant
¨But let´s not be pedantic.¨
Afterworlds pg:91 -
vaguely
afterworlds westerfield
¨The old man gestured vaguely at the space around us.¨ (westerfield 405)
In away slightly or unclear -
Decisive
Afterworlds Westerfield
¨Your always decisive when it comes to mindy.¨
Setting an issue -
indiscretion
Afterworlds-westerfield ¨A single indiscretion can get someone in danger if Mr.Hamlyn found out about Yama. ¨ Definition: lack of good judgment or care in behavior and especially in speech -
unrelenting
¨ The camp was quiet and even though it was late in the day, the sun was unrelenting.¨
not yielding in strength, severity, or determination.
Esperanza rising -
Curdle
"From my place in the shade it isn't so bad,,but the bodies, all sweating with the morning work,is enough to make milk curdle."
separate or cause to separate into curds or lumps. (the red queen) -
apprenticed
i'm not apprenticed ,i don't have a job, so i'm going to be sent to the war like all the other idle ones."
employ (someone) as an apprentice. (red queen) -
nimble
esperanza rising pg 110-175 "Her fingers became more nimble now and her stiches were more even." Nimble- quick and light in movement -
lugs
lugs-To carry or drag
"But the lugs that were sent back to the shed had to be taken across the picket lines."
Esperanza rising -
premonition
pg229-254 End
definition:a strong feeling that something is about to happen
book: Esperanza rising
"A few months after they left,she'd had a premonition that something was wrong with mama." -
conjugation
The help-pg 9-25 "He get to talking better than the president of the United states,coming home using words like conjugation..." -the formation or existence of a link or connection between things, in particular. -
rheumatism
the help pg-27
"My Mae Mobley got the number one rung, then they's fanny Lou at church, ailing from the rheumatism.
Definition:any disease marked by inflammation and pain in the joints, muscles, or fibrous tissue, especially rheumatoid arthritis. -
parliamentary
book: The help
definition:
relating to, enacted by, or suitable for a parliament.
''He coming home using words like conjugation and parliamentary'' -
congealed
pg 37-71
book:the help
definition: solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling.
''I spoon out the congealed salad and ham sandwiches,can't help but listen to the chatter." -
slovenly
pg-111-123
Book: The help
''How do I remove the rings from my fat slovenly husband's shirt...''
Definition: messy and dirty. -
incongruous
not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something.
¨The little girl looked incongruous standing next to the clerk¨ -
alighted
pg1- 40 -
retorted
the caged graves pgs- 61-92 '' people are ignorant,'' verity retorted, eyeing Liza up and down so the girl would know exactly which people she meant.'' say something in answer to a remark or accusation, typically in a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive manner. -
obligingly
definition-in a way that shows willingness to do a service or kindness
"Verity shuddered obligingly and hattie appeared gratified." -
bedridden
definition:confined to bed by sickness or old age "But she knew he'd been ill even before the war started and had spent his final year of life bedridden." -
consecrated
The Caged Graves-pgs 102- 180
definition: make or declare Simply rebuild one end of the wall around those two graves and have the ground consecrated." (pg 109) -
chided
pg-181-250 definition-to scold rebuke, etc. "Verity chided him." -
laudanum
pg's-250-319 laudanum is an old drug used in the Victorian era. "Verity wonder if she was trying to make amends for laudanum." -
desecrate
Definition;treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect; violate. sentance: "How could anyone desecrate the dead in such a vile manner?" -
eloquent
Pgs 328-438 END THE CAGED GRAVES
Definiton-fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
"Nate was certainly more eloquent in his letter rather than in person."
