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Whirligig

Vocabulary words from the novel Whirligig by Paul Fleischman

QuestionAnswer
Careened swayed from side to side
Annotated furnished with critical commentary or explanatory notes
Reconnoitered made a preliminary inspection of
Burin a pointed steel cutting tool used in engraving or carving stone
Caustic sharp and bitter
Shaman a priest of shamanism, a religion practiced by certain people of northern Asia who believe the good and evil spirits of the world can be summoned or heard through inspired priests acting as mediums.
Adherence faithful attachment or support
Labyrinth a place filled with confusing or intricate passageways; maze
Tirade prolonged speech of abuse or condemnation
Emboldened inspired with courage
Detonated exploded with violence
Urchins a pert or mischievous youngster
Mesmerizing hypnotizing, enthralling
Gesticulating making gestures when speaking
Visualization the act of forming a mental image or vision
Quackery the act of pretending medical skill
Kelp course brown seaweed
Participle a verb form that can function as an adjective
Idiom a speech form or expression of a language that is peculiar to itself grammatically or that cannot be understood from the individual meaning of its elements
Raptly carried away with emotion
Ethereal celestial, heavenly
Atone to make amends
Dispassionate not influenced by strong feeling; calm
Retribution something administered in order to make up for or pay for something
Oblivious lacking memory or mindful attention; unaware
Penance an act performed to show sorrow or repentance
Chrysalis a stage a caterpillar goes through before becoming a butterfly
Obsidian a dark, natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava
Pristine having the purity of its original state; unspoiled
Disparate distinct in quality or character
Barrage a heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of friendly troops to screen and protect them
Interlude an intervening feature, episode or period of time
Hostel a supervised, inexpensive lodging for young travelers
Pungent affecting the organs of smell or taste with a sharp, acrid sensation
Unobtrusively unnoticeably, inconspicuously
Soliloquy Literary or dramatic speech in which a character talks to himself or herself or reveals his or her thoughts in a monologue without addressing a listener
Declaim to speak loudly or vehemently especially in opposition or censure
Vagabond a homeless person who moves from place to place
Proliferate to increase or spread rapidly
Disembody to free (the soul or spirit) from the body
Solstice either of two times during the year when the sun's rays directly hit the Tropic of Cancer or Tropic of Capricorn resulting in the longest or shortest days of the year
Equinox when the sun's rays hit the equator resulting in equal amounts of daylight and darkness
Brooch a decorative clasp or pin
Nonchalantly casually, unconcerned
Bat Mitzvah a ceremony that initiates a Jewish girl aged 12 to 14 years as an adult responsible for her moral and religious duties
Skeins a length of thread or yarn wound in a loose, elongated coil
Palpable easily perceived, obvious
Raucous loud, boisterous
Metamorphosis a transformation; a change in appearance, condition, character, or function
Calligraphy the art of fine writing
Kinetic of, pertaining to, or produced by motion
Demented insane
Decrepit broken-down or worn out
Buoyant capable of floating or keeping things afloat; cheerful
Myriad an extremely large, indefinite number
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