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8th Grade
Prisoner B-3087 Chapters 26-Afterwards Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| having little or no meaning; making little or no sense | nonsensical |
| a state of unconsciousness; mental dullness | stupor |
| a deep, immeasurable space or cavity; vast chasm | abyss |
| having been beaten with a whip, stick, etc. | flogged |
| a heavy, thumping step | clomping |
| a district lying immediately outside a city or town | suburbs |
| to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously or ravenously | devoured |
| to move sideways; to edge along secretly | sidled |
| to be affected or caused by a poison; acting or having the effect of poison | toxic |
| to hesitate or waver in action | faltered |
| the inevitable outcome or predetermined future or something | fate |
| a person of great power or authority; a controlling position | overlords |
| refraining from speech or temporarily speechless | mute |
| any person not Jewish | Gentile |
| wild with excitement | delirious |
| an infectious disease characterized by a purple rash, headache, fever | typhus |
| stern and admitting no compromise; harsh; surly; forbidding "air" unpleasant | grim |
| make ready for something difficult or unpleasant | steeled |
| guaranteed; sure; certain; secure | assured |
| a material object, service, etc., conducive (favorable) to sumptuous (splendid or lavish) living, usually a delicacy of living rather than a necessity | luxury |
| in a way that exhibits deep respect or an expressing of this feeling | reverently |
| any object made by human beings; handmade objects | artifact |
| to have a strong desire | yearn |
| unable to account for or make clear of someone or something | inexplicably |
| a period that is surprisingly short, insignificant, or a trivial amount of time for following an event to occur | mere |
| something that saves or delivers from danger or difficulty | salvation |
| worked extremely hard or incessantly (constantly; without interruption) | toiled |
| communication by exchanging letters, emails, or other messages | correspondence |