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Leinigen V. the Ants
reading vocab.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fend off | repel |
| obstinacy | stubbornness |
| exclamation mark | the District Commissioner waving his arms in the distance |
| ravenous | extremely hungry; famished; voracious |
| attributed solely | gave credit completely to |
| dullards reeled senselessly and aimlessly into the abyss | stupid people were unaware of why they lost |
| grapple with | overcome obstacles |
| hurtling past | rushing wildly ahead of |
| advent | coming |
| encompassed | to form a circle about; encircle; surround |
| diverted into | turned into |
| destined | ordained, appointed, or predetermined to be or do something |
| besieged | the surrounded and attacked |
| sluggish | moving slowly, or having little motion, as a stream |
| wavering | become unsteady; begin to fail or give way |
| clods | lumps |
| their plight became momently more perilous | the danger increased second by second |
| barrage | barriers |
| erred | wrong |
| zest | keen relish; hearty enjoyment; gusto |
| bestir himself | outdo |
| skirmishers | a fight between small bodies of troops, esp. advanced or outlying detachments of opposing armies |
| assert | to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm; aver |
| in a flash a towering rampart of fire encompassed the garrison | a wall of fire surrounded the besieged |
| nil | impossible |
| pantomime | signaling a message |
| murmured | a low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or trees, or of low, indistinct voices |