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Summary: This web page was created in 1998 in response to a homework assignment given to me in my sophmore English class. It has been peer reviewed as of October 2004 by several teachers, students, and others visiting this website over the last six years. Teachers: feel free to use it in your class, just be sure to follow the Creative Commons license to ensure it stays free.
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| Word | Page Number | Definition | Sentence |
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| Impenetrable | 188 | incapable of being penetrated or pierced | "...sneaked forward to the edge of that impenetrable thicket that fronted the neck of land." | |
| Formation | 158 | an act of giving form or shape to something or of taking form | "They set off along the beach in formation." | |
| Foliage | 165 | a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches | "Then he was crashing through foliage and small..." | |
| Bounded | 159 | to set limits or bounds to | "Suddenly Jack bounded out from the tribe and became screaming wildly." | |
| Accord | 158 | to bring into agreement | "...when they came in sight of it they stopped with one accord." | |
| Partially | 158 | to some extent | "He saw things partially through the tremble of the..." | |
| Boughs | 169 | a branch of a tree | "...and small boughs and was hidden by the forest." | |
| Tribe | 169 | a social group comprising numerous families, clans, or generations together with slaves, dependents, or adopted strangers | "...and fall into a well of sleep for fear of the tribe." | |
| Quenched | 158 | to put out the light or fire | "The charred sticks still lay on the rocks where the rain had quenched them but the sand..." | |
| Tremble | 158 | to shake involuntarily | "...through the tremble of the heat over the ..." | |
| Swerved | 165 | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course | "...and swerved over the open space so that the spears went wide." | |
| Stooping | 165 | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees | "He ran forward, stooping." | |
| Charred | 158 | to convert to charcoal or carbon usually by heat | "The charred sticks still lay on the rocks where the rain had quenched them but the sand..." | |
| Unquenchable | 158 | unable to put out the inspiration or feelings | "...worried now for a while but full of unquenchable vitality." | |
| Possessed | 165 | influenced or controlled by something | "He obeyed an instinct he did not know he possessed." | |
| Intention | 165 | a determination to act in a certain way | "... and as the tribe saw his intention the shrill cheer changed to a steady booing." | |
| Mirage | 13 | something illusory and unattainable like a mirage | "Piggy discounted all this learnedly as a mirage..." | |
| Butts | 158 | the end of a weapon such as a gun or spear | "They said little but trailed the butts of their wooden spears." | |
| Instinct | 27 | a natural or inherent aptitude, impulse, or capacity | "...they had known by some instinct that the sea lay on every side." | |
| Hurled | 165 | to send or thrust with great vigor | "He swung back his right arm and hurled the spear..." | |
| Reef | 57 | a chain of rocks or coral or a ridge of sand at or near the surface of water | "That's a reef but in the sea." | |
| Compact | 158 | having a dense structure or parts or units closely packed or joined | "The boys made a compact little group that moved over the beach..." | |
| Swarmed | 165 | to form and depart from a hive in a swarm | "...and the synonymous devils' faces swarmed across the neck." | |
| Sheared | 165 | to cut or clip from someone or something | "The point tore the skin and flesh over Ralph's ribs, then sheared off and fell in the water." | |
| Shimmering | 158 | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light | "...and screwed up his eyes against the shimmering water." | |
| Scoured | 158 | to rub hard especially with a rough material for cleansing | "There was no sign left of the storm, and the beach was swept clean like a blade that has been scoured." | |
| Anonymous | 165 | not named or identified | "A hushed and anonymous voiced broke in." | |
| Panic | 165 | a sudden overpowering fright | "...feeling not pain, but panic..." | |
| Immense | 158 | marked by greatness especially in size or degree | "The sky and the mountain were at an immense distance..." | |
| Advance | 140 | to bring or move forward | "...and the tribe, screaming like the chief, began to advance." |
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Copyright © 1998 by Ian Neubert
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