The Dark Side of Nowhere

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