The Dark Side of Nowhere
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The Dark Side of Nowhere
Vocabulary words and definition
1. Disceptation--Controversy; disputation; discussion
2. Intuitive--obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
3. Chelation--the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning
4. Resonate--To evoke a feeling of shared emotion or belief; to correspond closely or harmoniously
5. Guise--Outward appearance or aspect; semblance; false appearance; pretense
6. Contemptuously-- without respect; in a disdainful manner
7. Pall-- A cover for a coffin, bier, or tomb, often made of black, purple, or white velvet; a coffin, especially one being carried to a grave or tomb
8. Mottled-- To mark with spots or blotches of different shades or colors
9. Inferiority-- Low or lower in order, degree, or rank
10. Oppressive-- Difficult to bear; burdensome; weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
11. Imperceptible-- Impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
12. Harpooned-- To strike, kill, or capture with or as if with a spearlike weapon
13. Reconcile-- To reestablish a close relationship between; to settle or resolve
14. Resonant-- To evoke a feeling of shared emotion or belief
15. Shellac-- To strike repeatedly and severely; batter; to defeat decisively
16. Decree-- An authoritative order having the force of law
17. Lattice-- An open framework made of strips of metal, wood, or similar material overlapped or overlaid in a regular, usually
crisscross pattern
18. Hypodermic-- Injected beneath the skin
19. Cacophony-- loud confusing disagreeable sounds; loud confusing disagreeable sounds
20. Distillery-- An establishment for distilling, especially for distilling alcoholic liquors
The Dark Side of Nowhere
Vocabulary words and definition
By: Blake Creech
1. Disceptation--Controversy; disputation; discussion
2. Intuitive--obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
3. Chelation--the
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