Unit 3: Novel Study: The Road, Pages 1–175

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  1. warrant
    formal and explicit approval
  2. precise
    sharply exact or accurate or delimited
  3. bleak
    offering little or no hope
  4. generate
    bring into existence
  5. reveal
    make known to the public information previously kept secret
  6. spare
    lacking embellishment or ornamentation
  7. din
    a loud, harsh, or strident noise
  8. venture
    proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
  9. pattern
    a repeated design, structure, or arrangement
  10. feral
    wild and menacing
  11. earnestness
    the trait of being serious or sincere
  12. emaciation
    extreme thinness, usually caused by starvation or disease
  13. sinister
    wicked, evil, or dishonorable
  14. scarcely
    almost not
  15. concentration
    complete attention; intense mental effort
  16. bloat
    become swollen or puff up
  17. entity
    that which is perceived to have its own distinct existence
  18. crude
    not carefully or expertly made
  19. bedlam
    a state of extreme confusion and disorder
  20. oddly
    in a strange manner
  21. offering
    something presented to a deity as a symbol of devotion
  22. accrue
    grow by addition
  23. lucid
    transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
  24. retract
    pull inward or towards a center
  25. translucent
    allowing light to pass through diffusely
  26. corrode
    become destroyed by water, air, or an acid
  27. commit
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
  28. methodical
    characterized by orderliness
  29. ruse
    a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
  30. apocalyptic
    prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom
  31. tentatively
    in a hesitant manner
  32. shill
    a decoy who helps stimulate the participation of others
Created on Mon Dec 07 17:10:35 EST 2020 (updated Tue Feb 02 10:59:21 EST 2021)

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