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ELA Vocab #4
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anguish | noun- Emotional pain; torment |
| bizarre | adj- Odd, strange, weird |
| mystified | verb- puzzling or bewildering |
| disarming | adj- Using charm to remove suspicion |
| discern | verb- To perceive subtle differences; to understand or make sense of the “real” meaning. |
| dread | verb- Fear, foreboding, alarm |
| extremity | noun- Extreme limit or end |
| indolently | adv- Lazily, with no interest or effort. |
| lacerated | verb- To cut up, slice or tear |
| menacing | adj- Threatening |
| mirage | noun- Illusion, trick of the eye. |
| opaqueness | adj- Darkness; lack of clarity; not able to see through as if foggy or frosted |
| quarry | noun- Prey, something which is hunted |
| reports | noun- The sound of gunshots |
| staccato | adj/adv- Abrupt, short, clear sounds |