Vocabulary Words
Week of December 14th, 2009:
| WORD | DEFINITION |
| obscured | unable to be seen, something which is hidden |
| dejected | unhappy, very sad |
| strangled | unable to breathe, having air flow cut off |
| hinges | a metal or wood joint that fastens two things together and lets them move, such as a door fastened to a door frame |
| bitterly | with a feeling of bitterness, sadness, or anger |
| occupation | job |
| nationality | country of origin |
| temporary | for a limited time; not permanent |
| duffel | a type of carrying bag |
| canvas | a heavy cloth material |
| immense | huge, large |
| exile | unable to return to one's home |
| repel | push away |
| reassure | to comfort, or calm |
| absorb | to take in information/to soak up liquic |
| sympathy | to talk with or understand people's problems |
| grease | an oily substance used to help things move smoothly |
| fjord | a long narrow inlet of water between cliffs made by glaciers in the ice age |
| socialize | getting together as friends |
| tinted | adding a bit of one color to another to change the color and make it darker or lighter |
| decent | proper, respectful, kind, good |
| tyranny | cruel, harsh, obedience by force or threat |
| solemn | serious |
| escorted | to accompany someone somewhere to protect them |
to combine or do something inconspicousl |
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| anchore | to hold something down |
| patella | knee cap |
| curtly | shortly, with quickness |
| uneasy | not comfortable, nervous |
| grotesque | nasty, yucky |
| superstitious | believe things that aren't true |
| overgrown | grown too big |
| guesture | hand signal to give communication/direction |
| misfortune | unlucky |
| nuzzle | snuggle/tuck in |
| inevitable | it will likely happen |
| disdain | really dislike |
| bitterly | really, really jealous of someone or something |
| sag | to droop/ |
| baggy | something that is too big |
| crumpled | wrinkled |
| critical | very important |
| ornate | very decorated/beautiful |
| intervention | an action to change something involving others |
| skeptical | doubt, don't believe something that may or may not be true |
| anticipation | looking forward to or waiting for something with excitement |
| staash | to store or hide |
| propped | to support, lean up against |
| sprawled | spread out, expanded, not in an orderly way |
| enraged | very angry, mad, upset |
| desolate | dreary, lonely, barrent, deserted |
| barren | desolate, lonely, deserted, uninhabited |
| meander | to wanter aimlessly, sometimes a winding course |
| penetrate | to break through or pierce |
| discombobulated | confused, frustrated |
| void | empty, hole |
| crevice | narrow opening or crack |
| marred | damage, scar, ruin, spoil |