Unit 2: The Monster in the Mountain and "Galveston Journal: September 1900"

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  1. tirade
    a speech of violent denunciation
  2. sinister
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  3. expel
    force to leave or move out
  4. dormant
    not erupting but not extinct
  5. stifling
    characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
  6. jolt
    move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
  7. profusely
    in very large amounts or quantities; extremely
  8. rage
    behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
  9. collapse
    break down, literally or metaphorically
  10. grisly
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
Created on Fri Mar 12 09:21:13 EST 2021 (updated Mon Mar 15 17:31:06 EDT 2021)

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