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Schooled Vocabulary
Whole book vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adulation | excessive devotion to someone |
| agony | extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical suffering |
| anonymous | without any name acknowledged |
| autonomous | self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only |
| bellowed | to emit a hollow, loud, animal cry from a bull or cow |
| berzerk | violently or destructively frenzied; wild, crazed, deranged |
| beseeching | to implore urgently; to beg eagerly for |
| bewilder | to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex |
| bore | to make (a hole) by drilling with such an instrument |
| clamor | a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people |
| coax | to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion or flattery |
| collective | forming a whole; combined |
| commune | a small group of persons living together, sharing possessions, work, and income |
| complex | characterized by very complicated or involved arrangement of parts, units |
| consoled | to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort |
| contamination | the act of making something impure or unsuitable by contact with something unclean, bad, etc. |
| contort | to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; to distort |
| convulse | to shake violently; agitate |
| cowed | to frighten with threats, violence; to intimidate |
| crescendo | a steady increase in force or intensity |
| decisively | characterized by or displaying no or little hesitation; resolute; determined |
| delusional | having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions |
| distraught | deeply agitated or highly upset |
| dubious | doubtful; highly questionable |
| duly | in a due manner; properly; fittingly |
| enthused | deviating from the usual or proper course in conduct or opinion |
| erratically | deviating from the usual or proper course in conduct or opinion |
| exasperation | the state of being irritatated or extremely annoyed |
| extremities | a limb of the body |
| gawked | to stare stupidly; gape |
| gloating | think about with great or excessive, often smug or malicious, satisfaction |
| hue | a gradation or variety of a color; tint |
| inaugurated | to make a formal beginning of; initiate; to commence or begin |
| interference | an act, fact, or instance of interfering |
| intermittent | stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again |
| intimidating | to make timid; to fill with fear |
| intrigued | to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual or otherwise fascinating qualities |
| isolation | the complete separation from others |
| kibosh | to put an end to; squelch; to stop |
| lamented | mourned for, as a person who is dead |
| manipulator | a person who manipulates |
| mollify | to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease |
| mystify | to perplex a person; bewilder purposely |
| neanderthal | a type of primitive man, a caveman |
| orientation | an introduction, as to guide one in adjusting to new surroundings, employment, activity, or the like |
| philanthropy | concern for human welfare and advancement, usually by donations of money or property to needy persons |
| projectile | an object fired from a gun with an explosive propelling charge, such as a bullet, shell, rocket, or grenade |
| psychedilic | of or noting a mental state characterized by a profound sense of intensified sensory perception, sometimes accompanied hallucinations and by extreme feelings of either euphoria or despair. |
| raucous | rowdy; disorderly |
| reluctant | unwilling; disinclined; struggling in opposition |
| ridicule | to deride; make fun of |
| rival | a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor |
| roughshod | to treat harshly or domineeringly; override; crush |
| ruse | a trick |
| sentimental | appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia |
| serenely | calm, peaceful, or tranquil |
| sincerety | earnest in intention |
| speculation | the contemplation or consideration of some subject; to think about |
| subtle | not obvious, mysterious in meaning or intent, difficult to perceive, cunning, wily, or crafty |
| supple | characterized by ease in bending; limber |
| suspicious | tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable |
| tai chi | a Chinese martial art and form of stylized, meditative exercise, characterized by methodically slow circular and stretching movements and positions of bodily balance. |
| taut | tightly drawn; tense; not slack |
| timid | lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy |
| tremulous | characterized by trembling, as from fear,nervousness, or weakness |
| tumult | violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar |
| tyrant | any person in a position of authority who exercises power oppressively |
| vantage | a position, condition, or place affording some advantage or a commanding view |
| viper | a venomous snake |
| wary | watchful; being on one's guard against danger |
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