#2 Monkey Bridge Vocabulary

Austere

severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.

Bisected

divide into two parts.

Culprit

who has committed a crime

Debacle

a complete failure

Delirious

in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech

Derail

to cause (a train, streetcar, etc.) to run off the rails of a track.

Discernible

able to be perceived by

Ether

a medium that in the wave theory of light permeates all space and transmits transverse waves.

Innocuous

producing no injury: harmless

Luminous

full of or shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark.

Murky

dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist.

Paraphernalia

miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity.

Pristine

in its original condition; unspoiled

Protracted

relatively long in duration

Somnambulism

sleepwalking

Supple

bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible.

Unabashedly

without apology, embarrassment

Unfettered

unrestrained or uninhibited.

Vestiges

a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.

Yearn

have an earnest or strong desire; long