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The Pigman
Ch 1- 4 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Epic | a story of heroic deeds and grand scope |
| Compassion | to have sympathy for |
| Avocation | minor occupation; hobby |
| Infantile | childish |
| Incandescent | glowing with heat and light |
| Distort | misrepresent or change |
| Subliminal | beyond the conscious level |
| Gestapo | secret state police |
| Supercolossal | incredible |
| Commemorative | honorable |
| Compulsive | a driving urge |
| Paranoia | intense suspicion and distrust of others |
| Ridiculous | laughable or silly |
| Sanitarium | institution for treatment of chronic disease or for medically supervised recovery |
| Hoard | to stash away or gather a large supply of something |
| Hideous | shocking or revolting to witness |
| Anxious | earnest or eager; full of uneasiness |