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SS chs. 1-13
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| quell | __(v.) to calm or reduce something, such as fear, anxiety, panic, or worry |
| pallor | __(n.) a lack of color; paleness |
| pinion | __(v.) to tie up someone's arms or legs very tightly |
| skepticism | __(n.) an attitude of doubt |
| skeptical | __(adj.) not easily convinced; having doubts |
| girth | __(n.) the distance around something; circumference |
| bestow | __(v.) to give something as a gift or honor |
| incredulous | __(adj.) not able or willing to believe something |
| welter | __(n.) a confused mass or jumble; confusion; turmoil |
| menacing | __(adj.) threatening |
| scrawny | __(adj.) thin and bony |
| brazen | __(adj.) bold and without shame; gutsy |
| waver | __(v.) to go back and forth between choices; to move back and forth in an unsteady way |
| subdued | __(adj.) hushed; low-key; not intense; quiet and reflective; depressed |
| roil | __(v.) to stir someone up or make them angry; to move in a violent and confused way |
| surreptitious | __(adj.) done in a secret way |