|
Gathering Blue Vocabulary
|
|
Chapter 17
|
|
word
|
Synonym
or definition
|
Antonym
|
Location
|
infinitesimally
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"…and reshaping the
infinitesimally
small edges and curves."
|
|
extremely small
|
|
Chapter 17, Page 155
|
quizzically
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"He looked at her
quizzically."
|
|
with a question in his expression
|
|
Chapter 17, Page 156
|
treacherous
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"Thomas took her hand and helped her; it was
treacherous,
with her bad leg…"
|
|
likely to cause harm or damage
|
|
Chapter 17, Page 158
|
incessant
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"…the
incessant
wailing of infants…"
|
|
never ending (in a bad way)
|
|
Chapter , Page 159
|
festering
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"But it was darker here, with the trees thick overhead, and
festering
with dampness and an odor of ill health."
|
|
oozing in an infected way
|
|
Chapter 17, Page 159
|
skeptical
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"But she saw how he was looking at her. His look was
skeptical,
amused."
|
|
not believing
|
|
Chapter 17, Page 159
|
malevolent
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"It made no sense, she knew, to walk without a
destination through this unfamiliar,
malevolent
place."
|
|
wishing bad things for or upon
|
|
Chapter 17, Page 160
|
manipulator
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"No wonder Matt had become such a clever
manipulator
and entrepreneur."
|
|
person who can make or turn things to his or her advantage
|
|
Chapter 17, Page 163
|
fetid
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"The
fetid
air still hung humid."
|
|
bad smelling
|
|
Chapter 17, Page 163
|
infectious
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"…Kira remembered Matt's
infectious
chortle."
|
|
in a catchy way
|
in a catchy, diseased, sort or way
|
Chapter 17, Page 166
|
chortle
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"…Kira remembered Matt's infectious
chortle."
|
|
laugh
|
|
Chapter 17, Page 166
|
|
Gathering Blue Vocabulary
|
|
Chapter 18
|
|
word
|
Synonym
or definition
|
Antonym
|
Location
|
solace
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"A feeling of reassurance, of
solace,
came from the scrap."
|
|
reassurance
|
|
Chapter 18, Page 167
|
lyrical
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"…the high
lyrical
voice soared into melodies that make Kira hold her breath
in awe."
|
|
musical
|
|
Chapter 18, Page 168
|
recurrent
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"He started to hum, and she recognized a
recurrent
melody from part of the Song."
|
|
repeating
|
|
Chapter 18, Page 170
|
interminable
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"As a tyke the rhyming sounds had charmed her out of the
boredom she felt during the
interminable
Song."
|
|
never ending
|
|
Chapter 18, Page 172
|
