Unit 1: Selection Vocabulary 3

This list covers Cujo, Lord of the Flies, and Ten Days in a Mad-House.
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  1. rheumy
    watery and red, as of the eyes
    The dog’s eyes settled on hers. They were red and rheumy.
  2. viscous
    having a relatively high resistance to flow
    They were leaking some viscous substance. The dog seemed to be weeping gummy tears.
  3. languidly
    in a lethargic manner
    He paced forward slowly, almost languidly.
  4. caricature
    a representation of a person exaggerated for comic effect
    She caught just a glimpse of the Saint Bernard’s features, twisted and crazy, a mad caricature of a friendly Saint Bernard’s face.
  5. revulsion
    intense aversion
    She shut the window, then wiped the backs of her hands on her jeans, uttering small cries of revulsion.
  6. matins
    the first canonical hour; at daybreak
    “He’s always throwing a faint,” said Merridew. “He did in Gib.; and Addis; and at matins over the precentor.”
  7. furtive
    secret and sly
    There was a slight, furtive boy whom no one knew, who kept to himself with an inner intensity of avoidance and secrecy.
  8. pallid
    lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness
    Bill, Robert, Harold, Henry; the choir boy who had fainted sat up against a palm trunk, smiled pallidly at Ralph and said that his name was Simon.
  9. mortification
    strong feelings of embarrassment
    Even the choir applauded; and the freckles on Jack’s face disappeared under a blush of mortification.
  10. suffuse
    become overspread as with a fluid, a color, or light
    The suffusion drained away from Jack’s face.
  11. incredulous
    not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
    “But you are in New York now,” said the man.
    “No,” I said, looking as incredulous as I thought a crazy person could, “I did not come to New York.”
  12. ferret
    search and discover through persistent investigation
    I got very much frightened at this, for if there is anyone who can ferret out a mystery it is a reporter.
  13. impudent
    improperly forward or bold
    These men are impudent, and I do not want to be stared at.
Created on Mon Apr 12 09:37:31 EDT 2021 (updated Wed Apr 14 09:56:51 EDT 2021)

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