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Unit 1: Selection Vocabulary 4

This list covers "Jabberwocky," Gathering Blue, and A Wrinkle in Time.
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  1. shun
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
    'Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
    The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
    Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
    The frumious Bandersnatch!’
  2. foe
    an armed adversary
    He took his vorpal sword in hand:
    Long time the manxome foe he sought
    So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
    And stood awhile in thought.
  3. seek
    try to locate, discover, or establish the existence of
    He took his vorpal sword in hand:
    Long time the manxome foe he sought
    So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
    And stood awhile in thought.
  4. galumph
    move around heavily and clumsily
    One, two! One, two! And through and through
    The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
    He left it dead, and with its head
    He went galumphing back.
  5. chortle
    laugh quietly or with restraint
    ‘And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
    Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
    O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!’
    He chortled in his joy.
  6. relevance
    the relation of something to the matter at hand
    "This has no relevance," Vandara muttered.
  7. elaborate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
    Then she had selected pale pinks, slightly darker roses, and other colors darkening to crimson, each hue only a hint deeper than the one before; and she had stitched them into place, blending them flawlessly into the edges of the elaborate design.
  8. steadfast
    marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
    "Your mother was a skilled worker. Her dyes were steadfast. They have not faded."
  9. diminished
    reduced in size or strength as a result of disease or injury
    "She is very old. Her sight is somewhat diminished. But she can still be used as a resource."
  10. resource
    aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
    "She is very old. Her sight is somewhat diminished. But she can still be used as a resource."
  11. conceive
    have the idea for
    "Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
  12. preliminary
    preceding or in preparation for something more important
    "Splendid! Splendid! You have passed your preliminary tests with flying colors."
  13. abandon
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
    "Ah, but he hasn't been acting very like a father, lately, has he? Abandoning his wife and his four little children to go gallivanting off on wild adventures of his own."
  14. intense
    possessing a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
    The pupils grew smaller and smaller, as though he were looking into an intensely bright light, until they seemed to close entirely, until his eyes were nothing but an opaque blue.
  15. distinct
    clearly or sharply defined to the mind
    The man on the chair spoke directly into Meg's mind, and now there was a distinct menace to the words.
Created on Fri Nov 06 13:10:55 EST 2020 (updated Wed Nov 11 14:22:35 EST 2020)

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