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CP Vocabulary 3
A Storm in the Mountains, Don Quixote, A Sound of Thunder
Term | Definition |
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interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
searing | extremely hot or bright |
discourteous | impolite |
serpentine | snake-like, twisting, winding |
expendable | not strictly necessary; capable of being sacrificed |
primeval | of or having to do with the first or earliest age; primitive |
chaos | a state of disorder and confusion |
redress | to correct or compensate for wrong or loss |
correlate | to bring (one thing) into relation (with another thing); calculate |
enmity | hatred or ill will |
gorge | the passageway between two higher land areas, such as a narrow valley |
resilient | capable of springing back into shape or position after being bent |
renown | a state of being widely acclaimed |
primal | a basic, original state of being |
paradox | something that seems illogical, contradictory, or absurd, but that in fact may be true |