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City of the Beasts
City of the Beasts vocabulary words
Question | Answer |
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reptile resembling alligator | caiman |
substance that dulls pain: a substance that reduces sensitivity to pain and may cause unconsciousness | anesthetic |
sentimental recollection: amixed feeling of happiness, sadness, and longing when recalling a person, place, or event | nostalgia |
firmness of belief: firmness of belief or opinion | conviction |
necessary: extremely desirable or useful, or not to be done without | indispensable |
a spiritual leader who is believed to have special powers such as prophecy and the ability to heal | shaman |
unbeatable: too strong or skillful to ever be defeated, too dificult to overcome: so great or difficult as to be impossible to overcome, deep-rooted: too deep-rooted or ingrained to be altered | invincible |
rebellion against legal authority | mutiny |
a jolting, swaying, bouncing, or rocking movement | jounce |
belonging to a place: originating in and naturally living, growing, or occurring in a region or country | indigenous |
a state of physical slowness and mental dullness resulting from tiredness: lack of energy, activity, or enthusiasm | lethargy |
impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses, tiny:very slight or gradual | imperceptible |
appearance of something ghostly: an appearance of a supposed ghost or something ghostly, appearance of something unlikely: an appearance of something or somebody unexpected or strange | apparition |
to echo repeatedly, have continuing effect: to have a far-reaching or lasting impact | reverberate |
messenger or representative | envoy |
thin and strong: lean, tough, and muscular | sinewy |
not restrained by moral or ethical principles, oblivious to or contemtuous of what is right or honorable | unscrupulous |
having supernatural or spiritual significance or power | mystical |
having good sense in dealing with practical matters, carefully considering consequences: using good judgment to consider likely consequences and act accordingly, careful in managing resources: careful in managing resources so as to provide for the future | prudence |
the respect or devotion that others show somebody or something | reverence |