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The Graveyard Book V

For Mrs. Hodgin's two LAX classes.All 51 words from "The Graveyard Book" packet.

TermDefinition
stifled smothered
muted subdued
spire tower reaching to a point
obelisk tall, four sided pillar
crypt underground vault
grave serious
unprecedented something that has never happened
churning mixing
methodical orderly
lucidly clearly
gargoyle grotesquely carved animal
mausoleum above ground structure built to hold coffins
petulant annoyed
masonry brick, concrete
morbid gruesome, horrible
rank random, excessive
mackintosh raincoat
post mortem after death
agile nimble
impervious not affected
factions group within a group
tenacity toughness
belfry bell tower
unconsecrated unholy
Potter's Fields burial ground for unknown/poor people
desiccated dried out completley
writhed twist and turn in discomfort
affability kindness
prattle constant talk
gingerly carefully
danse macabre "dance of death"
couplet two often rhyming lines of poetry that go together
entranced mesmerized, hypnotized
condescension looking down on someone
interlude anything that fills time between events
convocation meeting
rue to regret
obstinately stubbornly
reprehensible unforgivable
abated subsided, eased up
undecipherable not easy to figure out
ascertain to figure out
brogue heavy accent (usually from Ireland/Scotland)
cached hidden
cordiality friendliness
balm ointment
ode poem dedicated to a thing or person
disinterred to dig up a grave
incongruous inconsistent, out of character
surreal dreamlike
palpable noticeable
Created by: hannah.s.99
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