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The Graveyard Book V
For Mrs. Hodgin's two LAX classes.All 51 words from "The Graveyard Book" packet.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |