English "Night" Words Ch. 6
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35 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Faltering | the act of pausing uncertainly |
| Automatons | robot, acted by motor |
| Entities | Sets of real world objects - things that have a separate existence, either physical or conceptual |
| Wits | senses |
| Midst | the location of something surrounded by other things |
| Slacken | slow down |
| Mere | nothing more than; only |
| Indeterminate | not leading to a definite ending or result |
| Weariness | temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work |
| Petrified | turned to stone |
| Bore | To weary by tediousness or dullness, had to go through |
| Reel | revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis |
| Stupefied | in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock |
| Bereaved | deprived or left in a lonely state |
| Privations | hardships, lack of necessities of everyday life |
| Provoked | brought about |
| Encumbrance | any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome |
| Resign | accept as inevitable |
| Semblance | picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing |
| Conscientiously | Efficiently; dutifully, carefully, following good moral conduct |
| Apathy | the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally |
| Ceased | stopped |
| Jostled | to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely |
| Refuge | something or someone turned to for assistance or security |
| Trod | slow, heavy walk |
| Disengage | free or remove obstruction from |
| Beaded | covered with beads of liquid |
| Vigilance | alert watchfulness |
| Charred | having been burned so as to affect color or taste |
| Extinguished | put out |
| Appeasing | soothing, pacifying |
| Spectacle | a blunder that makes you look ridiculous |
| Scouring | moving over territory to search for something |
| Infinitely | continuing forever without end |
| Embarkation | the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft |
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