25 terms

Terms	Definitions
distort	(v) twist and press out of shape
convergence	(n) the occurrence of two or more things coming together
suppressing	(v) holding down by force
conflict	(n) the problem in the story
cumulative	(adj) increasing, building upon itself
adopted	(adj) to take someone else's child into your home and legally become its parent
corrected	(adj)to set or make true, accurate, or right;
razing	(n) to tear down; demolish
salvageable	(Adj) to rescue or save especially from wreckage or ruin
glacial	(adj) like a glacier; extremely cold
alleviate	(v.) to relieve, make more bearable
serene	(adj) peaceful, calm
forthrightness	(n) honest or direct with people
reserved	(adj) Restrained in speech or action
dispatch	(n) the act of sending off something
drenched	(adj) soaked or very wet
curiosity	(n) a state in which you want to learn more about something
encroaching	(adj) trespassing, intruding
disturb	(v) to make upset or uneasy
innocuous	adj) harmless, producing no injury
conclude	(v) decide by reasoning
deflation	(n) the act of letting the air out of something
realized	(adj)came to understand something
exonerated	(adj) to free from blame
obsequious	(adj) attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

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