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Book-Wonder Vocab 2
Vocab for Parts 3-7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| horrific | causing horror |
| syndrome | a group of symptoms that consistently occur together |
| illuminate | to light up |
| sympathetic | feeling, showing or expressing pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune |
| potential | having the capacity to become or develop into something in the future |
| retrospect | a review of a past course of events or period |
| stringent | strict, precise and exacting |
| protocol | official procedure of rules |
| hypocrite | a person who claims to have moral standards to which they don't uphold |
| zydeco band | a kind of black American dance music from southern Louisianna |
| tic | a twitch |
| fluke | an unlikely chance |
| monologue | a long speech by one actor in a play or movie |
| spitefully | desire to do evil |
| psyched | to mentally prepare for a task |
| audiology | concerned with the sense of hearing |
| bionic | having artificial body parts |
| taciturn | saying little |
| flubbed | to botch (mess up) |
| bungalow | a low house with a big front porch |