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Occurrence at Owl Cr
Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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secessionist | one who favorited the separation of the Southern states from the Union |
remove | distance |
pivotal | central; acting as a point around which other things turn |
oscillation | regular back and forth movement |
appalling | frightful |
imperious | urgent |
gyration | circular movement; whirling |
perilous | dangerous |
fixity | steadiness; motionlessness |
deference | respect |
preternaturally | extraordinarily; abnormally |
malign | harmful; evil |
ineffable | indescribable; unspeakable |
chafed | became impatient |
uncanny | eerie; weird |
sentinel | guard; sentry |
encompassed | surrounded; enclosed |
sleepers | railroad ties |
martinet | disciplinarian of military rigidity |
report | explosive noise |
dictum | statement; saying |
presaging | forewarning; predicting |
acclivity | uphill slope |
summarily | without delay |
abrasion | scrape |
apprised | informed |
knell | sound of a bell ringing slowly |