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Midterm
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sorrowful | full of sadness |
| Unconcerned | not involved or interested; not caring |
| sliver | a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter |
| deliberate | carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional |
| gait | a manner of walking, stepping, or running |
| recited | to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner |
| christen | to name and dedicate; to use for the first time |
| predominantly | having, power, authority, or influence over others |
| blithe | joyous, merry, glad, cheerful; carefree |
| mason | a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent |
| intermission robust | a period during which action temporarily ceases |
| melodious | producing melody; sweet-sounding; musical |
| admiration | a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval |
| melancholy | a gloomy state of mind; depression |
| prose | the ordinary form of spoken or written language |
| mirage | an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears; something illusory, without substance or reality |
| encounter | to come upon or meet with, especially unexpectedly |
| chaotic | completely confused or disordered |
| lingers | to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave |
| sarcastic | harsh or bitter derision or irony; a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark |
| footnotes | comment at the bottom of a page, referring to a specific part of the text on the page |
| imaginative | forming mental images or concepts of what is not actually present to the senses |
| dissimilar | different; not alike |
| transcending | to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed |
| In Medias Res | In the middle of things |
| destiny | something that is to happen or has happened to a particular person or thing; lot or fortune; predetermined outcome |
| rites | a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other uses |
| slaughter | the killing or butchering of cattle, sheep, especially for food; the brutal or violent killing of a person |
| assuage | to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; to soothe, calm |
| brazen | bold; shameless |
| flay | to strip off the skin or outer covering of; to criticize or scold with scathing severity; to deprive or strip of money or property. |
| crouched | to bend close to the ground, as an animal preparing to spring or shrinking with fear |
| surging | a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword or the like |
| anguish | distress, suffering, or pain |
| implacable | not to be pacified; not to be calmed down |
| rancor | bitter, resentment or ill will; hatred; malice |
| bereft | to take away by violence |
| insolent | boldly rude or disrespectful; insulting |
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mrsevans
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