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Drear Chaps 14-19
Dies Drear Vocab for Chapters 14-19
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| stupendous | astounding (It is such a stupendous feeling to get an A on a test!) |
| stadfastness | firmness (His steadfastness made him stay in the cave even though he sensed danger.) |
| rampart | barrier (The rampart blocked intruders from the castle.) |
| premonition | warning (Thomas felt the preminition that he should get up and run.) |
| peeved | annoyed (The teacher gets peeved when the students are talking while she is giving directions.) |
| painstakingly | in a manner of showing care (The treasures were painstakingly written in the catalouge.) |
| inkling | hint (I had an inkling that the answer was wrong.) |
| fanatical | extreme (The crowd was fanatical when thier team scored the winning touchdown.) |
| curator | a person in charge of an exhibit (The curator of the museum put together a beautiful dsiplay.) |
| belittle | To bring someone down (It is not nice for teacher to belittle their students. |
| fragmentary | made of of fragments; broken (The problem was fragmentary, and had many steps.) |
| gossamer | a thread or web (The gossamer web shined in the sun.) |
| phantasm | a ghost (Thomas thought he ran into a phantasm in the tunnel.) |
| shroud | a covering (Mr. Pluto wore a shroud on his shoulders.) |
| translucent | see through, but not clear 9The shade on teh window was translucent, sono one could see through. |
| withering | to shrivel, fade or decay (The leaves on teh trees were withering away. |
| zeal | with great enthusiasm (The crowd was ful of zeal when the home team arrived.) |