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Vocab - TMDG
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anguish (noun) | Emotional pain, torment |
| Anguish (noun) EXAMPLE | The anguish I felt when my father died was unbearable. |
| Bizarre (adjective) | Odd, strange, wierd |
| Bizarre (adjective) EXAMPLE | Some foods from other countries seem bizarre to us. |
| Dank (adjective) | Humid, damp, moist |
| Dank (adjective) EXAMPLE | Mold usually grows in dank places. |
| Discerned (verb) | Using charm to remove suspicion |
| Discerned (verb) EXAMPLE | The kidnapper discerned the children with his sweet voice. |
| Dread (verb) | Fear, foreboding, alarm |
| Dread (verb) EXAMPLE | Dread overwhelmed me as the monster crept closer |
| Extremity (noun) | Extreme limit or end |
| Extremity (noun) EXAMPLE | Stuntmen reach the extremity for dangerous stunts. |
| Indolently (adjective) | Lazily |
| Indolently (adjective) EXAMPLE | The dog indolently ate his food. |
| Lacerated (verb) | Cut up, torn |
| Lacerated (verb) EXAMPLE | The man was found lacerated in his sleep. |
| Menacing (adjective) | Threatining |
| Menacing (adjective) EXAMPLE | The old man looked very menacing. |
| Mirage (noun) | Illusion |
| Mirage (noun) EXAMPLE | As the child wandered through the desert, he saw many mirages. |
| Opaqueness (adjective) | Darkness, unclear, not transparent |
| Opaqueness (adjective) EXAMPLE | The blind man's eyes were full of opaqueness. |
| Quarry (noun) | Prey, that which is hunted |
| Quarry (noun) EXAMPLE | The lion stalked his quarry. |
| Reports (noun) | Another term for gun shots |
| Reports (noun) EXAMPLE | As the reports were fired, my dogs ran into the woods. |
| Staccato (adjective) | Abrupt, short, clear sounds |
| Staccato (adjective) EXAMPLE | The staccato sounds could be heard from a mile away. |