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The R a i n b o w Cupcakes Vocab Vocab chapter 1 and 2

Caroline Landis


 * 1) Sward- an advance of short grass
 * 2) Furrowed- a rut, groove, or trail in the ground or another surface
 * 3) Hypochondriac- a person who is abnormally anxious about their health
 * 4) Loped- run or move with a long bounding stride
 * 5) Delirious- in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech
 * 6) Vigorous- strong, healthy, and full of energy

=Vocabulary 1 2 3=

Chapter 3.
 * Doses-a quantity of a medicine or drug taken or recommended to be taken at a particular time
 * Authoritative-able to be trusted as being accurate or true; reliable
 * Capacity-the maximum amount that something can contain

Chapter 4.
 * Subdued- (of a person or their manner) quiet and rather reflective or depressed
 * Nagging-annoy or irritate (a person) with persistent fault-finding or continuous urging
 * Sympathetic-feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy

Chapter 5.
 * Respite-a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant
 * Vantage-a place or position affording a good view of something
 * Oddities-a strange or peculiar person, thing, or trait

Chapter 6 by Avery Williams deliberately- something done carfully loft- a room directly under a roof plummeted- to fall straight down at a high speed

Chapter 7 by Avery Williams stalagmites- a mound or tapering column rising from the floor of the cave sonorous- a deep voice venture- a risky or daring journy

Chapter 8 by Avery Williams hollow- a hole or empty space lee- a shelter from wind presumably- very likely but not certain

Vocab Chapters 12/13/14 Caroline Landis

=Chapter 12=


 * 1) Explicit- stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt
 * 2) Subsiding- become less intense, violent, or severe
 * 3) Irrelevantly- not connected with or relevant to something

=Chapter 13=


 * 1) Lee- shelter from wind or weather given by a neighboring object
 * 2) Sentry- a soldier stationed to keep guard or to control access to a place
 * 3) Prowls- move around in search of or as if in search of prey

=Chapter 14=


 * 1) Glumly- looking or feeling dejected
 * 2) Contritely- feeling or expressing remorse or penitence
 * 3) Entranced- with wonder and delight, holding their entire attentio

Chapters 15 16 17

15 inextricably-impossible to disentangle or separate undergo-experience or be subjected to (something, typically something unpleasant, painful, or arduous) compiled-produce (something, esp. a list, report, or book) by assembling information collected from other sources

16 baseboard-a narrow wooden board running along the base of an interior wall. wryly-1 using or expressing dry, esp. mocking, humor : a wry smile | wry comments. 2 (of a person's face or features) twisted into an expression of disgust, disappointment, or annoyance. partitions-(esp. with reference to a country with separate areas of government) the action or state of dividing or being divided into parts

17 inkling-a slight knowledge or suspicion; a hint ritual-of, relating to, or done as a religious or solemn rite unerringly- always right or accurate Chapter 18 comradeship- a companion who does the same activities as youct duct- a channel or tube cubical- having a shape of a cube

Chapter 19 silos- a tower on a farm used to store grain discontent- a lack of peace baffled- to perplex

Vocab. Greg Hays
 * 1) Skeptical- not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations
 * 2) Grindstones- a thick disk of stone or other abrasive material
 * 3) Procession- a number of people or vehicles moving forward in an orderly fashion

Vocab.


 * 1) Monks- a member of a religious community of men typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
 * 2) Versarility- able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities
 * 3) Descendants- a person, plant, or animal that is descended

Vocab.


 * 1) vises- immoral or wicked behavior
 * 2) pessimist- a tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen

sensible- chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence

=Vocab chapter 23/24/25= Caroline Landis

=Chapter 23=


 * 1) Colander- a perforated bowl used to strain off liquid from food
 * 2) Satchel - a bag carried on the shoulder by a long strap and typically closed by a flap
 * 3) Admonished- warn or reprimand someone firmly

=Chapter 24=


 * 1) Soothed- gently calm
 * 2) Cyanide- a salt or ester of hydrocyanic acid
 * 3) Epidemic- a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time

=Chapter 25=


 * 1) Impasse - a situation in which no progress is possible because of disagreement
 * 2) Scaffolding- a temporary structure on the outside of a building, made usually of wooden planks and metal poles, used by workers while building, repairing, or cleaning the building
 * 3) Precision- the quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate

Chapters 26 27 28

26…

Despairingly- the complete loss or absence of hope

Presumed- [with clause] suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability

Mechanized - introduce machines or automatic devices into (a process, activity, or place)

27…

Cyanide- a salt or ester of hydrocyanic acid, containing the anion CN − or the group−CN. The salts are generally extremely toxic

Inexorable- impossible to stop or prevent

Vaguely- of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning