Vocab

Peculiar

strange; odd, unusual

Tottery

tottering; shaky, sway as if to fall

Ornery

ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper, stubborn

Omnipotent

having very great or unlimited authority or power

Parched

to make extremely dry, especially by exposure to heat; to make thirsty.

Astounding

capable of overwhelming with amazement; stunningly surprising.

Scads

informal. a great number or quantity

Gallantly

exceptionally polite and attentive to women; courtly.

Divulge

to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown)

Primly

formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat

Hankering

a longing; craving

Lunatic

an insane person

Mussed

To make messy or untidy; rumple

Mournfully

feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sorrowful; sad

Vivid

strong, distinct, or clearly perceptible

Pandemonium

wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos

Intriguing

to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate

Flinch

to draw back or shrink, as from what is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant

Malevolent

wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will

Skeptical

having or showing doubt

Embedded

to set of fix firmly in a surrounding mass

Rummaging

to search through a place thoroughly

Flailed

to wave or swing vigorously; thrash ones arms about

Fluttered

to wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner

Hovered

to remain or linger in place

Sprawled

to sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly

Cantankerous

ill tempered and quarrelsome, disagreeable

Warbling

to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodious turns

Sullen

showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve

Wailed

to grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; lament

Mill

to move around as a group without apparent purpose

Roster

a list of names

Infinitely

endlessly

Glumly

the quality or state of being moody, melancholy, and gloomy or an instance of it

Careen

to sway from side to side while moving, as if out of control

Tentatively

unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant

Malinger

to pretend illness, esp. in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.

Coaxed

to persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; cajole

Outcroppings

to protrude above the soil, as rock formations.

Barreling

informal. To force to go or proceed at high speeds

Partition

an interior wall of barrier dividing a room, area of a building, enclosure, etc., into separate areas

Quivery

to shake with a slight but rapid motion; vibrate tremulously; tremble

Thumpingly

strikingly great, immense, exceptional, or impressive; resounding

Crucial

involving an extremely important decision or result; decisive; critical

Poised

a dignified, self-confident manner or bearing; composure; self-possession

Pious

having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations

Swoon

to enter a state of hysterical rapture or ecstasy

Non-Chalantly

coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual

Refrained

to hold oneself back; forbear

Gestured

a movement or position of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that is expressive of an idea, opinion, emotion, etc.

Fidgeted

to behave or move nervously or restlessly

Scour

to remove by or as if by cleansing; get rid of

Churning

moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation

Impulse

sudden, involuntary inclination prompting to action:

Ward

a division, floor, or room of a hospital for a particular class or group of patients

Rambled

to take a course with many turns or windings

Plonked

Informal A heavy blow or stroke

Fiends

Informal One who is completely absorbed in or obsessed with a given job or pastime

Stark

utterly, absolutely, or quite