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Tuck Everlasting Voc
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tangent | n - a completely different line of thought or action |
| melancholy | adj - sad, blue, gloomy, unhappy |
| retort | v - to say something in a sharp, angry manner |
| galling | adj - embarrassing, humiliating, annoying |
| submission | n - yielding or surrendering to the will of another |
| disarray | n - a state of untidiness; messy; cluttered |
| genre | type of story or literary work |
| plot | sequence of events (beginning, middle, end) |
| setting | when and where the story takes place |
| theme | main idea, one word or phrase |
| Barbarian | noun - person in a primitive state adj - uncivilized person |
| illiterate | noun - a person who is unable to read or write |
| Alien | adj - not familiar or like other things you have known; different from what you are used to |
| fleeting | adj - brief, short, momentary |
| gingerly | adj - showing great care or caution |
| prostrate | adj - lacking vitality, drained, exhausted |
| ebb | verb - diminish, dwindle, decrease |
| imposing | adj - grand and impressive in appearance |
| peculiar | adj - strange or odd; unusual |