LOTF Vocab chapter 5 and 6

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Apex
A top or highest point of something; bottom
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Vivid
Seeming like real life because it is very clear or detailed; vague, dull
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derisive
Expressing or feeling critical; laughing at someone or something in an insulting way; praise
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tacitly
Expressed or understood without being directly stated; stated clearly
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effigy
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An image of a person; the real person
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sough
To make a moaning or sighing sound; scream
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Tempestuously
Indicating strong emotion; focus
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Discursive
Talking or thinking about many different things in a way that is not highly organized; calm
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incantation
A series of words used to make something magic happen; reality
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interminable
Having or seeming to have no end; finite
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tremulously
Shaking slightly because of nervousness, weakness, or illness; still
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Emphatic
Said or  done in a forceful or definite way; passive
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Embroiled
Involved in conflict or difficulty; uninvolved
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Incredulity
A feeling that you do not or cannot believe or accept something that is true or real; believable
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Diffidently
Lacking confidence; not feeling comfortable around people; arrogant
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Constrainedly
To limit or restrict (something or someone); set free
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impenetrable
Impossible to pass or see through; open
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Stupendous
So large or great that it amazes; disappointing, small
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Plinth
A block of stone or wood that is used as the base for a pillar, statue, etc; hole
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Guano
Waste material from birds and bats-- it’s a great fertilizer!!!!; food
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Clamor
A loud continuous noise; calmly, quiet
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Mutinously
Done in a fashion illustrating a desire not to do what someone has told or ordered you to do.; obey