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Blizzard of Glass

Vocabulary from the nonfiction book Blizzard of Glass

TermDefinition
morgue a place where the bodies of dead people are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
stevedore individual engaged in the loading or unloading of a vessel
tsunami a great sea wave; tidal wave
scaffold temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the erection, repair, or decoration of a building
wafted to float or be carried, especially through the air
coronoer usually an elected public official whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes
smudgy smeared; smoky
recluse one who withdraws from society; solitary
captivated irresistible appeal; to capture and hold the attention
sufficient adequate for the purpose; enough
flounder to struggle to move or obtain footing; to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
hawser a heavy rope for mooring or towing
seamstress a woman whose occupation is sewing
maelstrom a restless, disordered, or tumultuous state of affairs
moored to secure (a ship, boat, or dirigible, etc.) in a particular place, as by cables and anchors or by lines
millinery women's apparel for the head; hatmaking
dismembered to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members or parts of the body
munitions materials used in war, especially weapons and ammunition
diversity variety
stoke to poke, stir up, and feed (a fire)
wharf a structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor so that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest; pier
bustled to move or act with a great show of energy
convoy accompany; to escort for protection
marred to detract from the perfection of something; spoil; mark
hysteria behavior exhibiting overwhelming or unmanageable fear or emotional excess
Created by: hettingerk
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