HMH Unit 5 List 4 Ninth Ward/Hatchet CH 15-epilogue

fortitude (n)

courage to keep going on

endure (v)

to patiently suffer through something difficult

angular (adj)

when an object has sharp corners

mood (n)

the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for readers.

impish (adj)

doing slightly naughty things for fun

dispel (v)

making a feeling, doubt or belief disappear

frenzied (adj)

wildly excited or enthusiastic

furor (n)

an outburst of fury, rage or madness

marveled (v)

to wonder at; (n) something that causes wonder

stymie (n)

a situation or problem that presents difficulties, a set back;

stymie (v)

to block, hinder or thwart