LOTF Chapter9-11 Spelling and Vocabulary

brood

to dwell on a subject or to meditate with morbid persistence

corruption

putrefactive decay; rottenness; moral perversion; depravity

derision

ridicule; mockery

steadfast

firm in purpose, resolution, faith, adherence, etc.,

tremulous

tremblingly from fear, nervousness or weakness; shaking, quivering.

trickle

a small, slow, irregular quantity of anything, coming, going or proceeding

befoul

to make dirty or filthy; soil; defile; sully

gesticulate

to express by movement of position of the hand, arm, body, head or face that is expressive of an idea, opinion or emotion.

phosphorescence

a luminous appearance at certain temperatures

shrill

high-pitched and piercing in sound quality

shudder

to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement, as from horror, fear, or cold.

stifle

to suppress, curb or withhold; to quell, crush or end by force

incantation

chant of uttering words purported to have magical power, spell or charm

luminous

radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright

multitudinous

forming a great number; existing, occurring, or present in great numbers

propitiatingly

made favorable inclined; appease; conciliate

sniggered

Snicker; to laugh in a half-suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner.

wrench

to twist, turn, or move suddenly aside