Saturday, June 4, 2011

Definitions Chapters 13-18

1.         Outraged- furious- to be made angry
2          Lingered- hover- to be slow or reluctant to leave
3.         Confusion- bewilderment- in the state of being perplex or bewildered
4.         Destination- journey's end- the place to which some one/something is going/being sent
5.         Barbarian- brute- behaving in a rough, uncivilized or uncultured manner
6.         Gestured- signaled- movement of a part of the body to express an idea or meaning
7.         Illiterates- fool- ignorant in a particular subject or activity
8.         Ordeal- hardship- horrible or terrible trying experience
9.         Cahoots- conspiracy- colluding or conspiring together secretly
10.       Companionable- social- friendly towards others in a social environment
11.       Accommodations- lodgings- a room, building or space where one might stay
12.       Gallows- noose- a structure used for execution by hanging.
13.       Grudgingly- unwillingly- to be resentfully unwilling to grant or allow
14.       Peril- danger- life threatening event; danger or risk
15.       Teeming- full- to be swarming with.
16.       Ridged- inflexible- stiff and unmoving
17.       Reasserting- insist- to restate thoroughly
18.       Persisted- pressed on- Continue doing something in spite of difficulty
19.       Fleeting- brief- lasting for a very short time
20.       Alien- strange- unfamiliar and disturbing

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