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Chapters 4-6
Chapter 4-6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Unceasingly | Without stopping; continuing |
| Opprehensive | Uneasy or fearful about something that might happen. |
| Defiance | Bold resistance to authority. |
| Contemptuously | Showing or expressing disdain or disrespect; scornfully. |
| Ruefully | Regretfully; feeling, showing, or expressing sorrow or pity. |
| Reformatory | An institution for reforming or disciplining young offenders. |
| Premonition | A forewarning; a feeling of anxiety over a future event. |
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| Groggy | Dazed or weakened from lack of sleep. |
| Imploringly | Begging urgently or piteously. |
| Sullenly | In a manner that shows irritation or ill-humor by a gloomy silence. |
| Quavering | Quivering of the voice as from weakness; trembling. |
| Eluded | Escaped understanding, perception, or appreciation of. |
| Vital | Of critical importance |
| Indignant | Expressing strong displeasure at something unjust, offensive, or insulting. |
| Hauled | Dragged off forcefully; compelled to go |
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| Surveyed | Examined; looked at; inspected |
| Bewilderment | state of confusion or disorientation |
| Conviction | Fixed or firm belief. |
| Tangle | To come into conflict; to fight or argue |
| Hesitation | A delay due to fear or uncertainty of the mind |
| Defeated | Thwarted; won over; beaten |
| Plasma | The clear liquid part of the blood |
| Hysterics | A fit of uncontrollable laughter or weeping; hysteria |