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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
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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