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Miracle Worker 2
List two covering pages 18-29
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aloft | Up in or into the air; overhead |
| crescendo | the highest point reached in a progressive increase |
| crude | in a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined; offensively coarse or explicit |
| dismay | consternation and distress, typically that caused by something unexpected |
| divert | cause (someone or something) to change course or turn from one direction to another |
| governess | a woman employed to teach children in a private household |
| grave | serious or solemn in manner or appearance; somber |
| grope | feel about or search blindly or uncertainly with the hands; move along with difficulty by feeling objects as one goes |
| humble | having or showing a modest estimate of one's value or importance; not arrogant or self-important; of low social, administrative, or political rank |
| impersonal | not influenced by, showing, or involving personal feelings; (of a place or organization) large, featureless, and anonymous |
| inexorably | happening in a way that is impossible to stop or prevent |
| intimation | an indication or hint; the action of making something known, especially in an indirect way |
| irate | feeling or characterized by great anger |
| obstinate | stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so |
| precocious | (of a child) having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual; (of behavior or ability) indicative of early development |
| refuge | a condition of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or trouble; something providing shelter |
| retain | continue to have something; keep possession of |
| subtle | a change or distinction so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe; delicately complex and understated |
| tact | adroitness and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues; knowing when and how to offer an opinion; mannerly in communication |
| throng | a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals |
| trifle | a thing of little value or importance; a small amount of something |
| woebegone | sad or miserable in appearance or nature |
| fierce | having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness; powerful and destructive (weather); showing a heartfelt and powerful intensity |
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