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Thursday Night Shift
The vocab words from Tananrive Due's Thurs Nigtht Shift from Conjuring Worlds
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Debris | The junk or pieces left from something broken down or destroyed |
| Decor | The furnishing and decoration of a room. |
| Excavation | The act of excavating |
| Exotic | Very different, strange, or usual. |
| Expanse | A wide area or stretch. |
| Harass | To annoy again and again |
| Atmosphere | 1. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. 2. the pervading tone or mood of a place, situation, or work of art. |
| Bayonets | 1. a blade that may be fixed to the muzzle of a rifle and used to stab an opponent in hand-to-hand fighting. 2. denoting a fitting for a light bulb, camera lens, or other appliance that is engaged by being pushed into a socket and then twisted to loc |
| Burnish | polish (something, especially metal) by rubbing. |
| Crevice | a narrow opening or fissure, especially in a rock or wall. |
| Incubation | the process of incubating eggs, cells, bacteria, a disease, etc. |
| Inscribe | write or carve (words or symbols) on something, especially as a formal or permanent record. |
| luxuriant | (of vegetation) rich and profuse in growth; lush. |
| Metallic | 1. relating to or resembling metal or metals. "metallic alloys" 2. a paint, fiber, fabric, or color with a metallic sheen. |
| Muster | 1. assemble (troops), especially for inspection or in preparation for battle. 2. collect or assemble (a number or amount). |
| Negotiate | 1. obtain or bring about by discussion. 2. find a way over or through (an obstacle or difficult path). |
| Obscure | 2. adjective not discovered or known about; uncertain. 1. verb keep from being seen; conceal. |
| Organic | 1. relating to or derived from living matter. 2. (of food or farming methods) produced or involving production without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial agents. |
| Phantom | 1. a ghost. 2. a figment of the imagination. |
| Raucous | making or constituting a harsh noise |
| Scandal | causing general public outrage by a perceived offense against mortality |
| Sulk | morose and bad tempered out of annoyance or disappointment |
| Simplify | make (something) simpler or easier to do or understand. |
| Acidic | Having the properties of acid or containing acid |