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Vocab
The Monsters are Due on Maple Street
Term | Definition |
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Idiosyncrasy | (noun) Quirk, a way of behaving that is peculiar to an individual or group possible source of danger. |
Converging | (verb) To meet, to reach the same point coming from different directions. |
Explicit | (adj) Clear and obvious. |
Variations | (noun) The degree to which something differs. |
Superstition | (noun) Irrational, belief in the magical effects of a specific action or ritual, especially in the likelihood that good or bad luck will result form performing it. |
Scapegoat | (noun) Somebody who is made to take the blame for others. |
Metamorphosis | (verb) a change of physical form |
Revelation | (noun) Information revealed |
Fluster | (verb) To make or become nervous |
Insomnia | (noun) Difficulty in sleeping |
Menace | (noun) Something that is a source of danger |
Incriminate | (verb) Suggest that someone is guilty |
Transfixed | (verb) Cause (someone) to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment (aka frozen with fear). |
Reflection | (noun) Serious thought or consideration |
Tremendous | (adj) Very great in amount, scale, or intensity. |