Bless Me Ultima Vocab 2

clamored

clamored

(of a group of people) shout loudly and insistently

lurched

make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements

furrow

a long narrow trench made in the ground by a plow

blasphemy

the act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things

imprinted

impress or stamp (a mark or outline) on a surface or body

clatter

a continuous rattling sound as of hard objects falling or striking each other

melee

a confused fight, skirmish, or scuffle

intercession

the action of intervening on behalf of another

turgid

swollen and distended or congested

audacity

a willingness to take bold risks

churn

a machine or container in which butter is made by agitating milk or cream

ominous

giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen

abode

house or home

grimaced

an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement

grafting

insert (a shoot or twig) as a graft

sheathed

encase (something) in a close-fitting or protective covering

emanated

(of something abstract but perceptible) issue or spread out from (a source)

contrivance

the use of skill to bring something about or create something

portents

a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen

acrid

having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell