(CK) Tuck Everlasting Vocabulary Ch 10-14

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Word
Definition
Sentence
indomitable  unyielding; unconquerable; undefeatable  The Foster women had made a fortress out of duty. Within it, they were ________.  
lolled  lounged; drooped  An ancient green-plush sofa ________ alone in the center of the parlor, like yet another mossy fallen log.  
cavernous  like a cavern, large and hollow  There was a washstand with the lonely mirror, and opposite an enormous, ________ oak wardrobe.  
mirage  an illusion, often of a pool of reflecting water  On the old beamed ceiling of the parlor, streaks of light swam and wavered like a bright ________, reflected through the windows from the sunlit surface of the pond.  
peculiar  unusual; bizarre; odd; strange  Winnie would be expected to sleep--all night--in this dirty, strange ________ house.  
supremely  perfectly; flawlessly  The man in the yellow suit seemed ________ nice to her now, a kind of savior.  
silty  having loose sediment made up of small rocky particles  Tuck dipped the oars into the ________ bottom of the pond in one strong pull.  
anguish  distress; suffering  Winnie struggled with the ________ of all these things Tuck told her.  
hunched  bowed; stooped; bent  Winnie could only sit ________ and numb, the sound of the water rolling in her ears.  
anxiously  worriedly; fearfully  Tuck came to check on Winnie, a little later, to peer down at her ________.  


   

 
 

 
 

 
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