Unit 7: Vocabulary from Readings

This list covers "In the Fog," "The Fairies' Lullaby," "The Stolen Child," and "Do You Think I'm Crabby?"
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  1. scrutinize
    examine carefully for accuracy
    He scrutinizes the road marker.
  2. grotesque
    distorted and unnatural in shape or size
    Two men are slowly approaching out of the fog, grotesque in the distorting gloom.
  3. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
    Eben. You don’t have to be afraid.
    Doctor. [More indignant than afraid.] So you say! Who are you, man?
  4. arrogant
    having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance
    Doctor. You’re arrogant about it now! You don’t think you’ll be caught and dealt with. But people are losing patience with you men....
  5. dismissal
    the sending away of someone
    Eben replaces equipment in Doctor’s bag and closes it with a hint of the finality to come. A preview of dismissal so to speak.
  6. nigh
    near in time or place or relationship
    Come our lovely lady nigh.
  7. offense
    the action of attacking an enemy
    Beetles black, approach not near.
    Worm nor snail do no offense.
  8. dim
    lacking in light; not bright or harsh
    Where the wave of moonlight glosses
    The dim grey sands with light,
    Far off by furthest Rosses
    We foot it all the night
  9. scarcely
    almost not
    Where the wandering water gushes
    From the hills above Glen-Car,
    In pools among the rushes
    That scarce could bathe a star,
    We seek for slumbering trout
  10. solemn
    dignified and somber in manner or character
    Away with us he’s going,
    The solemn -eyed:
    He’ll hear no more the lowing
    Of the calves on the warm hillside
  11. foundation
    lowest support of a structure
    Linus, a survey that is not based on honest answers is like a house that is built on a foundation of sand.
  12. candor
    the quality of being honest and straightforward
    Would I be spending my time to conduct this survey if I didn’t expect complete candor in all the responses?
  13. waver
    be unsure or weak
    Her eternal look of self-confidence wavers, then crumbles.
  14. resentment
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
    I’ve done nothing but make life miserable for everyone. I’ve done nothing but breed unhappiness and resentment.
Created on Tue Feb 16 12:48:59 EST 2021 (updated Fri Feb 19 13:36:54 EST 2021)

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