Monsters on Maple Street Vocab
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dsfirebolt88 on October 1, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Transfixed | v.: used as adj.: very still, as if nailed to the spot. Up and down the street, people stood transfixed, staring at the sky. |
| Intelligible | adj.: understandable The residents muttered nothing intelligible; they just made an indistinct rumble. |
| Assent | n.: agreement At first, Steve's common sense gained te crowd's assent and goodwill. |
| Intimidated | v.: frightened with threats The angry crowd intimidates the Goodmans, who then began to defend themselves. |
| Defiant | adj.: boldly resisting authority Those who speak out against the opinions of an angry crowd must be both defiant and courageous |
| Idiosyncrasy | n.: peculiarity All people ave at least one idiosyncrasy that makes them a little different |
| Menace | n.: danger, threat. The residents of Maple Street believed there was a real menace to their safety. |
| Converging | v.: used as adj.: closing in The crowd began to converging around Tommy in order to hear him speak. |
| Explicit | adj.: definite; clearly stated The danger on Maple Street was not explicit, or understandable, making it more frightening |
| Variations | n.: differences. Most of the residents of Maple Street reacted to fear in similiar ways, with only small variations |
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