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BFG Vocab Week 1,2,3

TermDefinition
Lavatory a room or a fixture used for personal hygiene
dormitory a building or large room that provides sleeping and residential quarters for a group of people.
enormous extremely large or greatly exceeding normal size, amount or degree
terrifying causing extreme fear, dread or fright
imprisoned to be kept in a prison or place of confinement as a punishment
peculiar something is unusual or odd
desolate empty, barren, or feeling deeply sad and lonely
rummaging searching for a misplaced item by rapidly moving, turning over, or looking through things in a messy and disorganized way.
tremendous very great in amount, scale, or intensity
colossal something of extreme size or degree
exposition the first part of a story-the characters and setting are introduced
inciting incident the moment the main conflict in the story begins-something disturbs or interrupts the main character's life or actions
rising action all of the events that occur leading up to the climax
climax the turning point in the story where the conflict is faced for the last time-highest point of tension
falling action occurs right after the conflict and the conflict is getting resolved
resolution the conclusion of the story and the characters return to normal life
famished extremely hungry
contraption a strange, awkward or overly complicated device, machine or gadget
thrashing uncontrolled movement
curtsy a traditional gesture of respect
grotesque something that is strangely, bizarrely, or repulsively ugly
diabolical extremely evil or cruel
crevice a small narrow opening, crack or split
grim depressing
illusion a false perception, belief, or appearance
gilded covered with a thin layer of gold
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