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TNN and TMADOM vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| submerged | sunk; covered with liquid |
| amiss | wrong or improper |
| convival | sociable or friendly |
| cease | to stop |
| anachronism | something out of its proper time in history, like a television in the middle ages or penicillin in ancient Rome |
| forlorn | hopeless, deserted, abandoned |
| receded | withdrew; became more distant |
| dwindle | shrink, as in to lessen in quality |
| flimsy | poorly made; easily broken or damaged |
| climes | regions |
| transfixed | to shock or terrify somebody so much as to induce a momentary inability to move. (frozen with fear) |
| intelligible | capable of being understood, understandable |
| assent | to agree to something |
| intimidate | to frighten somebody |
| defiant | openly disobedient, tending to comfort and challenge |
| idiosyncrasy | quirk, a way of behaving that is peculiar to an individual or group possible source of danger |
| converging | to meet, to reach the same point coming from different directions |
| explicit | clear and obvious |
| variations | the degree which something differs |
| superstition | irrational belief in the magical effects of a specific action or ritual, especially in the likelihood that good or bad luck will result from performing it. |
| scapegoat | somebody who is made to take the blame for others |
| metamorphosis | a change of physical form |
| revelation | information revealed |
| fluster | to make or become nervous |
| insomnia | difficulty in sleeping |
| The crashed ship was _______________ in water. | submerged |
| There was something _____________ about the way today was going. | amiss |
| Cara is such a _____________ she has so many friends and loves to talk. | convivial |
| The industry decided to ____________ production until further notice. | cease |
| The teacher ask John to redo his project, his information was in ____________ order. | anachronism |
| Sally was _____________ for help with her science homework, the questions made no sense to her. | forlorn |
| The two kids _____________ to speak to each other after their fight yesterday. | receded |
| The money left in her bank account was beginning to ______________. | dwindle |
| The new baseball glove he bought was in bad condition, it was very _________. | flimsy |
| The kingdom owned all of the surrounding ____________. | climes |
| His stare was _____________ on the horrible grade he had received. | transfixed |
| She is a very _____________ speaker. | intelligible |
| The child was very ______________, he never listened to his parents. | defiant |
| The ______________ individuals vandalized the wall. | idiosyncrasy |
| The two roads were _____________ together. | converging |
| The children were not aloud to listen to ______________ music. | explicit |
| There are many ________________ of salad at the restaurant. | variations |
| Her family has many _______________. | superstition |
| The boy turned his friend into a ______________ so he would not get in trouble. | scapegoat |
| A butterfly goes through ______________ during its life. | metamorphosis |
| The student made a ______________ while studying for her test. | revelation |
| Her skin was all ____________ as she performed her speech. | fluster |
| Jack has ____________ during the night. | insomnia |