English 10A Vocab 3rd Set Marrow Thieves

Predicament

problem situation

Rending

tear into pieces

Shrouded

covered

Vicious

mean

Contempt

feeling something is worthless; hate

Commotion

a big scene

Resurrected

bring back to life

Renaissance

revival of a renewed interest

Adage

proverb expressing the truth, words of wisdom

Craggy

rough and uneven

Toque

a small hat with a pom pom

Scruffy

shabby or dirty

Tabernacle

a moveable habitation used for prayer or warship

Altruistically

unselfishly

Cerulean

blue green

Protruding

sticking out

Catatonic

unmoving, unresponsive

Captor

someone who kidnaps another

Reeled

taken by surprise

Trekked

made it through, usually a rough terrain

Gorge

low area

Azure

clear blue

Jingle

make noise; traditional for some Native Americans

Extravagance

lack of holding back, spending money, fancy

Residential

designed for people to live there

Adjoining

next to, connected

Antsy

impaciente, moving a lot

Plaque

fancy tablet to commemorate something

Smudge

spiritual cleansing, burning herbs

Fiesty

spunky, courageous

Mortified

embarrassed

Administer

to give out

Appropriate

to take something without permission

Commoditized

turn into something valuable

Honorarium

a payment given for services

Siphon

to take away

Denounce

declare wrong

Culling

selective slaughter