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D'Aulaires' 19-23
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atone | to make amends |
| scowled | frown in an angry or bad-tempered way. |
| weary | feeling or showing tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion or lack of sleep |
| wrenched | pull or twist (someone or something) suddenly and violently |
| labyrinth | a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze. |
| boisterous | (of a person, event, or behavior) noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy |
| vainly | with an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth |
| pestilence | a contagious or infectious epidemic disease |
| feigned | not genuine or real |
| searing | marked by extreme intensity, harshness, or emotional power |