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Horseman in the Sky
vocab.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| methodical | performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: |
| configuration | 1. the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing. |
| vigilance | state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness |
| perilous | involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous |
| apprise | to give notice to; inform; advise |
| leonine | 1. of or pertaining to the lion. |
| conceive | 1. to form (a notion, opinion, purpose, etc.): He conceived the project while he was on vacation. |
| resolution | 1. a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group. Cf. concurrent resolution, joint resolution. |
| instinctively | 1. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of instinct. |
| repose | calm; quiet. |
| cameo | 1. a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color. |
| eminence | 1. high station, rank, or repute: philosophers of eminence. |
| inglorious | 1. shameful; disgraceful: inglorious retreat. |
| immobile | 1. incapable of moving or being moved. |
| compassionate | 1. having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter. |
| swooning | to faint; lose consciousness. |
| sublimity | 1. the state or quality of being sublime. |
| translucent | 1. permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible |
| sinuous | 1. having many curves, bends, or turns; winding: a sinuous path. |
| tremor | 1. involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear, weakness, or excitement; a fit of trembling. |
| impetuous | 1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an impetuous person. |
| apparition | 1. a supernatural appearance of a person or thing, esp. a ghost; a specter or phantom; wraith: a ghostly apparition at midnight. |
| abraded | 1. to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing. |
| obliquely | in an oblique manner or direction |
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