TKAM Chpt. 6-11 Vocab

eerily

(adv) weirdly; mysteriously

eerie

(adj) weird; mysterious

malignant

(adj) dangerous; evil

prowess

(n) superior ability

rigid

(adj) stiff

vigil

(n) a devotional watching; act of keeping awake

whittle

(v) to cut away thin shavings of wood

aberration

(n) a deviation, or moving away, from something that is normal

cordial

(adj) warm and friendly

unfathomable

(adj) cannot be understood; incomprehensible

analogous

(adj) similar; comparable

attire

(n) clothing

bawl

(v) to cry out noisily

dim

(adj) unclear; not strong

evasion

(n) the act of avoiding

innate

(adj) inborn, natural, native

subdue

(v) to make less intense

wary

(adj) hesitant, unsure, cautious

articulate

(adj) distinct, clear; (v) ability to speak clearly

feeble

(adj) weak, frail

gingerly

(adv) carefully, cautiously

inconspicuous

(adj) not obvious

peril

(n) danger; perilous

vague

(adj) unclear, not precise

bedecked

(adj) adorned; covered (with decorations)

commence

(v) to begin

tranquil

(adj) calm