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These are vocabulary words found in the book, Gathering Blue, by Lois Lowry.

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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
Chapter 1
Word Synonym
or definition
Antonym Location
lingering
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"Then after the brief and unexpected sickness, it had become the body of Katrina, still containing the lingering spirit."
staying departing Chapter 1, Page 1
vast
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"She could see some of them in the vast foul-smelling Field of Leaving, huddled beside the ones whose lingering spirits they tended."
enormous small Chapter 1, Page 2
huddled
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"She could see some of them in the vast foul-smelling Field of Leaving, huddled beside the ones whose lingering spirits they tended."
close Chapter 1, Page 2
propelled
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thesaurus
"And fear propelled her now as she stood, leaning on her stick."
moved Chapter 1, Page 3
supple
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thesaurus
"…when tree limbs were supple and mud was thick and abundant beside the river."
bendable stiff Chapter 1, Page 3
abundant
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thesaurus
"…when tree limbs were supple and mud was thick and abundant beside the river."
having many scarce Chapter 1, Page 3
acknowledgment
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thesaurus
"They had nodded to each other, Kira and her mother's brother in acknowledgment."
greeting Chapter 1, Page 3
burden
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thesaurus
"Still, they made me promise that you would not become a burden."
problem Chapter 1, Page 6
reliable
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thesaurus
"You are a sturdy and reliable helper in the weaving shed; all the women who work there say so."
dependable unreliable Chapter 1, Page 6
diminished
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thesaurus
"For everyday work, Kira helped in the weaving shed, picking up the scraps and leavings, but her twisted leg diminished her value as a laborer and even, in the future, as a mate."
decreased increased Chapter 1, Page 7
flailing
dictionary
"Tussling, the toddlers slapped and kicked at each other, grabbing toy-sticks, flailing with their small fists."
waving Chapter 1, Page 8
fen
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thesaurus
"He lived in the swampy, disagreeable Fen, probably the child of a dragger or digger."
swamp Chapter 1, Page 8
ruefully
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thesaurus
"He squinted at her ruefully and wrinkled his nose."
sadly happily Chapter 1, Page 9
methodically
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thesaurus
"…followed by a rebuilding that became almost festive with the noise of the workers smearing wet mud over the fitted wooden sides of new structures, methodically slapping it into smoothness."
in a planned way haphazardly Chapter 1, Page 9
cadence
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thesaurus
"The cadence of bickering was a constant sound in the village…"
rhythm Chapter 1, Page 10
wary
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thesaurus
"She needed information from Matt and it would make him wary to know she was frightened."
cautious foolhardy Chapter 1, Page 11
disobedient
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thesaurus
"In order to pen their disobedient toddlers and chickens…"
naughty well behaved Chapter 1, Page 11


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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
Chapter 2
Word Synonym
or definition
Antonym Location
deter
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"Perhaps the simple fact of seeing her there at work would deter the women who hoped to drive her away."
discourage encourage Chapter 2, Page 12
curt
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thesaurus
"Here and there, people acknowledged her presence with a curt nod…"
small large Chapter 2, Page 12
flourished
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thesaurus
"Then more days had passed, more weeds had flourished…"
grew stunted Chapter 2, Page 12
entwined
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thesaurus
"The poles that held the beans entwined had toppled, and he was angrily setting them upright"…
woven or tangled loosed Chapter 2, Page 12
cringing
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thesaurus
"…he was cringing from his father's slap."…
cowering Chapter 2, Page 13
brazenly
dictionary
"…glanced at Kira, and then brazenly began to pull carrots from the garden that Kira and her mother had tended together."…
boldly Chapter 2, Page 13
contemptuously
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thesaurus
"Laughing contemptuously, the woman sauntered away, her hands filled with dirt-encrusted carrots."
lacking respect Chapter 2, Page 14
sauntered
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thesaurus
"Laughing contemptuously, the woman sauntered away, her hands filled with dirt-encrusted carrots."
strolled scurried Chapter 2, Page 14
encrusted
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thesaurus
"Laughing contemptuously the woman sauntered away, her hands filled with dirt-encrusted carrots."
covered Chapter 2, Page 14
tentatively
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"She rose and tentatively picked up one of the slender, pliable saplings from the pile."
cautiously boldly Chapter 2, Page 14
pliable
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thesaurus
"She rose and tentatively picked up one of the slender, pliable saplings from the pile."
supple unpliable Chapter 2, Page 14
vigor
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thesaurus
"No one else had ever survived such a clawing, and the scar reminded everyone of Vandara's courage and vigor as well as her malevolence."
strength weakness Chapter 2, Page 15
malevolence
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thesaurus
"No one else had ever survived such a clawing, and the scar reminded everyone of Vandara's courage and vigor as well as her malevolence."
spitefulness benevolence Chapter 2, Page 15
conceded
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thesaurus
"'I will cut my own,' Kara conceded."
admitted disputed Chapter 2, Page 15
emerged
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thesaurus
"Other woman emerged from surrounding cotts."
came out went in Chapter 2, Page 15
hostile
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"Kira saw tht she was surrounded by hostile women…"
angry unhostile Chapter 2, Page 16
assent
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thesaurus
"She heard some murmurs of assent."
agreement disagreement Chapter 2, Page 17
apprehensive
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"'If there is a death...'; she heard a woman repeat in an uncertain, apprehensive, voice."
fearful confident Chapter 2, Page 17
menaced
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thesaurus
"Glaring, Vandara menaced her, bending her elbow as if to throw."
threatened Chapter 2, Page 17
hesitancy
dictionary
thesaurus
"Now, without instruction or practice, without hesitancy her finger…"
pausing Chapter 2, Page 20

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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
Chapter 3
Word Synonym
or definition
Antonym Location
edifice
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thesaurus
"The Council Edifice was surprisingly splendid."
building Chapter 3, Page 21
splendid
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thesaurus
"The Council Edifice was surprisingly splendid."
magnificent unimpressive Chapter 3, Page 21
ruin
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"It remained from before the Ruin, a time so far in the past that none of the people now living, none of their parents or grandparents, had been born."
downfall Chapter 3, Page 21
ancestors
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thesaurus
"Most especially it was frightening when it recalled the Ruin, the end of civilization of the ancestors."
relatives, or people from before Chapter 3, Page 21
fractures
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thesaurus
"Verses told of smokyy, poisonous fumes, of great fractures in the earth itself..."
cracks Chapter 3, Page 22
immeasurably
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thesaurus
"It was immeasurably old."
not able to be measured measurable Chapter 3, Page 22
distorted
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thesaurus
"Some remaining windows, ones in which the colored glass had shattered, were now paned in a thick, ordinary glass that distorted the view through bubbles and ripples."
changed the shape unchanged Chapter 3, Page 22
sconces
dictionary
"...walked alone down a long hallway lit on either side by sputtering flames from tall sconces fed with oil."
wall lamps Chapter 3, Page 22
muted
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thesaurus
"She could hear the voices of the meeting ahead, behind a closed door: men's voices in muted arguing."
quieted Chapter 3, Page 22
coarsely
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thesaurus
"She straightened her thin shoulders and smoothed the folds of her coarsely woven shift."
roughly finely Chapter 3, Page 23
deftly
dictionary
"Then she had braided her hair, using her hands to interweave the thick dark strands deftly tying the end of the heavy plait with a leather strip."
talentedly clumisily Chapter 3, Page 23
subsided
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thesaurus
"The accused orphan girl is here! the door guard announced, and the muttering subsided."
ended Chapter 3, Page 23
illuminating
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thesaurus
"Rows of oil lamps made the room bright, and each of the men had his personal torch behind him, illuminating stacked and scattered papers that lay on the table."
lit Chapter 3, Page 24
twinge
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thesaurus
"Then Vandara bowed, and Kira saw with a twinge of concern that the Guardians nodded their heads toward her."
small anoyance Chapter 3, Page 25
authoritative
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thesaurus
"The chief guardian, a white-haired man with a four-sylable name that Kira could never remember, spoke in an authoritative voice."
powerful Chapter 3, Page 25
yearned
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thesaurus
"She had always yearned to read."
wanted greatly dread Chapter 3, Page 25
dispassionately
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thesaurus
"The white-haired man looked at the two of them dispassionately."
uninterested attatched Chapter 3, Page 26
illustrious
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thesaurus
"Kira's flaw carried no illustrious history..."
notable infamous Chapter 3, Page 26
acknowledgment
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thesaurus
"They had nodded to each other, Kira and her mother's brother in acknowledgment."
greeting Chapter 1, Page 3

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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
Chapter 4
Word Synonym
or definition
Antonym Location
clasped
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thesaurus
"…with longish dark hair neatly combed and clasped at the back of his neck with a carved wooden ornament…"
held together grabbed Chapter 4, Page 31
elite
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"…were much in demand among the elite of the village."
upper class or important poor, lower class Chapter 4, Page 31
ornament
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"Ordinarily people did not ornament themselves."
decorate decoration Chapter 4, Page 31
meticulously
dictionary
"…Kira had watched him marking these papers meticulously…"
carefully haphazardly Chapter 4, Page 31
sinewy
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thesaurus
"…his arm, bare above the bracelet was sinewy and muscular."
with muscles strong Chapter 4, Page 32
infinite
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thesaurus
"…from You said, I said, He said that you said, and the infinite variations."
countless limited Chapter 4, Page 32
variations
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thesaurus
"…from You said, I said, He said that you said, and the infinite variations…"
combinations ways of arranging Chapter 4, Page 32
proceedings
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thesaurus
"He opened to a Page he had marked during the proceedings."
court case event Chapter 4, Page 
accusatory
dictionary
"…as Vandera had made her accusatory presentation."
in a blaming way in a tattling way Chapter 4, Page 32
betrayal
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thesaurus
"Kira felt stricken by the betrayal."
failure allegiance Chapter 4, Page 33
amendments
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thesaurus
"Turning…to the third set of amendments…"
additions or corrections official papers additions to anything Chapter 4, Page 33
assertion
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thesaurus
"So we may set asside the assertion that it is the way…"
statement of supposed truth declaration Chapter 4, Page 33
incurable
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thesaurus
"She had a visible and incurable defect."
not able to be healed curable Chapter 4, Page 34
defect
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thesaurus
"She had a visible and incurable defect."
flaw problem Chapter 4, Page 34
audible
dictionary
"She heard Jamison repeat the words of her thoughts as if they had been audible."
able to be heard inaudible Chapter 4, Page 34
submit
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thesaurus
"Why did she have to do this in front of them, to submit to their humiliating stares?"
obey give up fighting against Chapter 4, Page 36
contemptuous
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thesaurus
"…and she felt Vandera's contemptuous eyes on her back."
scornfully Chapter 4, Page 37
seared
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thesaurus
"Pain started in her foot and seared through her twisted leg."
burning pain Chapter 4, Page 37
concede
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thesaurus
"I concede those points."
admit unwillingly Chapter 4, Page 37
competent
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thesaurus
"Yet her work at the weaving shed is competent."
good adequate Chapter 4, Page 37
refutes
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thesaurus
"Look how thin she is. Her weight refutes that accusation."
shows to be false supports Chapter 4, Page 37
vindictive
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thesaurus
"But she could still hear Vandaras voice, shrill with vindictive accusation…"
meaning harm helpful Chapter 4, Page 38
feigned
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thesaurus
"Kira shrugged with feigned nonchalance."
pretended real Chapter 4, Page 39
nonchalance
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thesaurus
"Kira shrugged with feigned nonchalance."
lack of concern concern Chapter 4, Page 39
reiterated
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thesaurus
"Again the guardian who was her defender reiterated that exceptions could be made."
repeated Chapter 4, Page 41
embroidered
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"The robe…was richly embroidered."
decorated with thread added to Chapter 4, Page 41
intricate
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thesaurus
"The intricate scenes on it had been there for centuries…"
detailed complicated Chapter 4, Page 41
talisman
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thesaurus
"Kira, clutching the cloth talisman in her pocket…"
charm Chapter 4, Page 44
leisure
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thesaurus
"During her infrequent leisure times…"
not at work relaxing Chapter 4, Page 44
violation
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thesaurus
"It was not a violation. She had asked permission…"
breaking of law law abiding Chapter 4, Page 44
pulsated
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thesaurus
"the gold's and red's pulsated as if the morning sun itself had slid and twisted its rays into the cloth."
throbbed moved in a lifelike way Chapter 4, Page 45

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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
Chapter 5
word Synonym
or definition
Antonym Location
magnificent
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thesaurus
"The magnificent robe was laid out on the table in display."
wonderful or beautiful unimpressive Chapter 5, Page 46
diminished
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thesaurus
"She is very old. Her sight is somewhat diminished."
not full or strong lessened Chapter 5, Page 48
excrement
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thesaurus
"The smell from the thick mounds of excrement beneath the terrified pigs…"
manure droppings Chapter 5, Page 50
stealthily
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thesaurus
"Kira had watched from the weaving shed each day as Matt stealthily crept…"
in a way as not to be observed brazenly Chapter 5, Page 51
filched
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thesaurus
"I filched 'em from your cott before the burning."
took without permission stole Chapter 5, Page 52

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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
Chapter 6
word Synonym
or definition
Antonym Location
resonating
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thesaurus
"Four bells - the third was resonating now…"
deep vibrating sound Chapter 6, Page 56
iridescent
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thesaurus
"Branch, beside him, was pawing excitedly at a large iridescent beetle, blocking its path…"
shiny, or glowing dull Chapter 6, Page 56
oblong
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"She reached into her pocket and held up a lumpy oblong."
oval Chapter 6, Page 57
haphazardly
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thesaurus
"Matt indicated a pile of objects wrapped haphazardly in a dirty woven cloth on the steps near him."
in an unordered way in an organized way Chapter 6, Page 57
filched
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thesaurus
"I've got me a sucker I filched from a shop…"
stole Chapter 6, Page 57
mammoth
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thesaurus
"…always loves a mammoth buggie to poke…"
huge prehistoric elephant Chapter 6, Page 57
impetuous
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thesaurus
"…perhaps he had simply grabbed what he could with his impetuous, generous small hands."
passionate, active Chapter 6, Page 63
inert
dictionary
thesaurus
"But the little rock was inert and odorless, without a hint or memory of life."
lifeless lively Chapter 6, Page 65

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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
Chapter 7
word Synonym
or definition
Antonym or Alternative Location
apparently
dictionary
thesaurus
"Somewhere below, a fire had apparently been built."
seemingly Chapter 7, Page 67
impractical
dictionary
thesaurus
"…but impractical and unsanitary, and there was no place to bury waste."
not the easy thing to do practical Chapter 7, Page 68
unsanitary
dictionary
thesaurus
"…but impractical and unsanitary, and there was no place to bury waste."
not clean sanitary Chapter 7, Page 68
foreign
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thesaurus
"It would be a help, Kira thought, because it all seemed so new, so foreign."
unknown from a different land or country Chapter 7, Page 69
astonishment
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thesaurus
"…seeing her mother's astonishment and the look on the face of the Guardian."
wonder, amazement Chapter 7, Page 70
disconcerted
dictionary
thesaurus
"Outside the bell rang. Kira was disconcerted."
confused at ease Chapter 8, Page 71
lavishly
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thesaurus
"She was staring at the lavishly decorated fabric…"
richly plainly Chapter 7, Page 72
unadorned
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thesaurus
"…the wide unadorned section of fabric…"
undecorated decorated Chapter 7, Page 74
advisor
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thesaurus
"Jamison had been her defender. Now it seemed he was her advisor."
supervisor person to get advice from Chapter 7, Page 75

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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
Chapter 8
word Synonym
or definition
Antonym Location
voluminous
dictionary
thesaurus
"Triumphantly Matt pulled a thick wad of bread from the voluminous pocket of his baggy shorts."
large and/or with folds small Chapter 8, Page 77
pendant
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thesaurus
"She lifted the rock pendant from her shift."
necklace with an item on it hanging decoration Chapter 8, Page 79
shift
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thesaurus
"She lifted the rock pendant from her shift."
loose dress move something Chapter 8, Page 79
destination
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thesaurus
"…announcing that the destination was just around the next curve."
place planned on going to Chapter 8, Page 80
crone
dictionary
thesaurus
"And there's the crone outside in the garden…"
old woman (witchlike) Chapter 8, Page 80
lush
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thesaurus
"…the old woman was working near a lush flower garden."
thick, dense (especially plants) barren Chapter 8, Page 80
gnarled
dictionary
thesaurus
"The woman's hands were gnarled and stained."
twisted or bumpy knotted Chapter 8, Page 80
transplant
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thesaurus
"Don't move it though, lessen you must. Greenweed don't want to transplant."
dig and move a plant relocate any living thing or part Chapter 8, Page 82
cackled
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thesaurus
"She held up her own and cackled with laughter."
laugh (in a witch like way) made a chicken noise Chapter 8, Page 82
mordant
dictionary
thesaurus
"And the mordants too. You must learn those."
chemical used to make dye permanent Chapter 8, Page 84
hues
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thesaurus
"…knowing that she would have to match the hues carefully in the daylight before she began the repairs."
shade Chapter , Page 87

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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
Chapter 9
word Synonym
or definition
Antonym Location
hues
dictionary
thesaurus
"…knowing that she would have to match the hues carefully in the daylight before she began the repairs."
shade Chapter 9, Page 87
confrontation
dictionary
thesaurus
"Quickly Kira turned a corner to escape a confrontation…"
fight or argument Chapter 9, Page 91
voluminous
dictionary
thesaurus
"…was portrayed with immense complexity on the voluminous folds of the robe."
having a large volume or amount having many folds Chapter 9, Page 94
imperceptibly
dictionary
thesaurus
"Then the sea blended imperceptibly into sweeping areas of land…"
gradually not able to be observed or noticed Chapter 9, Page 94
meticulous
dictionary
thesaurus
"…making certain that she was attentive to her job and would be meticulous in the work."
very carefully with great attention to detail Chapter 9, Page 95
infinitesimal
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thesaurus
"The lifeless men dotted with red knots of blood were still an infinitesimal section of the robe…"
very tiny immeasurably small Chapter 9, Page 95
volition
dictionary
thesaurus
"It was certainly not like the special one that had begun to move of it's own volition in her hand…"
with own decision or power own free will Chapter 9, Page 96
undisputed
dictionary
thesaurus
"…Kira watched as the figure holding an undisputed spear, moved triumphantly to the side of the crowd."
no claim or challenge had been made challenged Chapter 9, Page 98

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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
Chapter 10
word Synonym
or definition
Antonym Location
raucous
dictionary
thesaurus
"…he pushed to make a path through the shouting raucous men"
loud and disorderly calm and quiet Chapter 10, Page 100
flaunting
dictionary
thesaurus
"But she realized that this was hunt behavior, a time for flaunting and boasting…"
showing off being modest Chapter 10, Page 100
preoccupied
dictionary
thesaurus
"But his companions were preoccupied with their arguments."
thinking about other things already given to another group Chapter 10, Page 100
brutish
dictionary
thesaurus
"And at hunt time they act brutish."
savage, for or like animals civilized Chapter 10, Page 101
pelt
dictionary
thesaurus
"Looky here! I've got me a manly pelt!"
hair or fur on skin the furry skin off a dead animal Chapter 10, Page 101
dispersed
dictionary
thesaurus
"…Matt's group of young admirers dispersed."
moved away or out scattered Chapter 10, Page 102
mercilessly
dictionary
thesaurus
"…the wails and whimpers as Thomas mercilessly scrubbed both Matt and Branch in his bathroom tub."
without mercy not making easy Chapter 10, Page 103
intricately
dictionary
thesaurus
"Kira could see that it was intricately decorated with carved designs…"
complicated and elaborate Chapter 10, Page 105

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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
Chapter 11
word Synonym
or definition
Antonym Location
aura
dictionary
thesaurus
"There was an aura of safety here, Kira felt."
feeling or atmosphere surrounding or coming out of Chapter 11, Page 107
extracting
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thesaurus
"Extracting the colors was always a slow process."
take out of, by using a chemical process Chapter 11, Page 108
oppressive
dictionary
thesaurus
"The dyeing yard, affected by the fire, was already sultry, almost oppressive."
holding down liberating Chapter 11, Page 109
disdainfully
dictionary
thesaurus
"…speaking disdainfully of the village and its noisy life."
with scorn Chapter 11, Page 110
bravado
dictionary
thesaurus
"Like Matt, beating his chest with bravado…"
false bravery Chapter 11, Page 110
fast
dictionary
thesaurus
"But it don't stay fast. It don't linger."
permanent quick or speedy Chapter 11, Page 111
invigorated
dictionary
thesaurus
"The long walks to the dyer's cott each day were exhausting, but at the same time the fresh air made her feel cleansed and invigorated."
full of energy drained Chapter 11, Page 114

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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
Chapter 12
word Synonym
or definition
Antonym Location
restoration
dictionary
thesaurus
"After this year's Gathering, after you've finished with the restoration, you'll have this entire section to work on for years to come."
fix or repair to original condition Chapter 12, Page 116
mischief
dictionary
thesaurus
"She laughed quietly thinking if Matt and his mischief."
good natured misbehaving Chapter 12, Page 116
ravished
dictionary
thesaurus
"…towns burned and ravished by fiery destruction."
destroyed or taken by violence Chapter 12, Page 117
serenity
dictionary
thesaurus
"But the sections of serenity were exquisite."
calm chaos Chapter 12, Page 118
tranquil
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thesaurus
"The pattern of the peacful times felt immensely tranquil compared to the tortured chaos of the others."
calm chaotic Chapter 12, Page 118
yonder
dictionary
thesaurus
"That they had blue yonder? What did that mean? Who were they? And where was yonder?"
distant location Chapter 12, Page 118
sullen
dictionary
thesaurus
"…the men sullen and edgy, the women complaining loudly…"
moody and quiet cheerful Chapter 12, Page 118
colicky
dictionary
thesaurus
"I've heard cats yowling so that they sound like babies with colicky bellies."
stomach ache in a baby Chapter 12, Page 120

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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
Chapter 13
word Synonym
or definition
Antonym Location
inflection
dictionary
thesaurus
"The voice and inflection of the words…"
way of speaking Chapter 13, Page 122
abruptly
dictionary
thesaurus
"Then the singing broke off abruptly, and the child cried again."
suddenly Chapter 13, Page 123
enthusiastically
dictionary
thesaurus
"Matt nodded enthusiastically."
happily and with great energy unenthusiastically Chapter 13, Page 124
exaggerated
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"Matt gave an exaggerated shrug."
bigger or moe than necessary Chapter 13, Page 124
indicating
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"He gestured toward the window, indicating an area…"
showing or pointing out Chapter 13, Page 127
dubiously
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"Kira looked at him dubiously."
doubtful believing Chapter 13, Page 128
characteristics
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"The lists of plants, the many characteristics of each…"
qualites traits Chapter 13, Page 128


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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
Chapter 14
word Synonym
or definition
Antonym Location
stiletto
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"The lizard looked back and a moist stiletto tounge darted in and out."
pointed and thin Chapter 14, Page 132
solemnly
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"'You mustn't go today," Matt said solemnly.'"
with seriousness and sadness giddily Chapter 14, Page 132
grotesque
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"Kira stared in dismay at his grotesque but accurate immitation of death.
in an artisticly creepy and ugly way sort of (but not quite) human Chapter 14, Page 133
ignorance
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"Kira was startled at Matt's ignorance."
not knowing (what should be known) Chapter 14, Page 134
inappropriate
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"But calling out seemed inappropriate and so she simply continued down the hall in silence."
not the right thing Chapter 14, Page 135
corridor
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"She knew the stairs would return her to the corridor above…"
hallway Chapter 14, Page 136

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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
Chapter 15
word Synonym
or definition
Antonym Location
wistfully
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"…Kira murmured, remembering Anabella wistfully."
with longing and pleasant memory Chapter 15, Page 139
captive
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"You were held captive?"
a prisoner Chapter 15, Page 142
severity
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"Kira again remembered the severity she had heard in Jamison's voice."
sternness gentleness Chapter 15, Page 145
mischievous
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"You were really mischievous, weren't you?"
causing good natured trouble irresponsibly playful Chapter 15, Page 146
intricately
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"…fingering the intricately carved wooden key…"
very complicated and detailed simply Chapter 15, Page 146

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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
Chapter 16
word Synonym
or definition
Antonym Location
squalor
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"Kira, in Thomas's room, looked down through the window at the squalor of the village and listened to its chaotic din as workers in the various sheds finished their last chores."
filth and poverty grandeur Chapter 16, Page 147
chaotic
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"Kira, in Thomas's room, looked down through the window at the squalor of the village and listened to its chaotic din as workers in the various sheds finished their last chores."
crazy organized Chapter 16, Page 147
din
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"Kira, in Thomas's room, looked down through the window at the squalor of the village and listened to its chaotic din as workers in the various sheds finished their last chores."
loud crazy noise Chapter 16, Page 147
clamor
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"At last the entire building was still and the clamor from the village had subsided as well."
loud noises Chapter 16, Page 147
illuminated
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"But the room, illuminated only by the pale moonlight through the window…"
lit up Chapter 16, Page 148
muted
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"The cloth muted the noise of the wooden stick on the tiled floor."
made more quiet Chapter 16, Page 148
deftly
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"Deftly he tied it around the base of Kira's walking stick."
in a talented way in a clumsy way Chapter 16, Page 148
suspiciously
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"The tyke stared at him suspiciously and clutched Kira."
with fear trustingly Chapter 16, Page 150
triumphantly
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"Then she stood triumphantly."
proudly proudly (having won or accomplished something) Chapter 16 Page 151

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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
Chapter 17
word Synonym
or definition
Antonym Location
infinitesimally
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"…and reshaping the infinitesimally small edges and curves."
extremely small Chapter 17, Page 155
quizzically
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"He looked at her quizzically."
with a question in his expression Chapter 17, Page 156
treacherous
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"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
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"…the incessant wailing of infants…"
never ending (in a bad way) Chapter , Page 159
festering
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"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
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"But she saw how he was looking at her. His look was skeptical, amused."
not believing Chapter 17, Page 159
malevolent
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"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
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"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
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"The fetid air still hung humid."
bad smelling Chapter 17, Page 163
infectious
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"…Kira remembered Matt's infectious chortle."
in a catchy way in a catchy, diseased, sort or way Chapter 17, Page 166
chortle
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"…Kira remembered Matt's infectious chortle."
laugh Chapter 17, Page 166

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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
Chapter 18
word Synonym
or definition
Antonym Location
solace
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"A feeling of reassurance, of solace, came from the scrap."
reassurance Chapter 18, Page 167
lyrical
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"…the high lyrical voice soared into melodies that make Kira hold her breath in awe."
musical Chapter 18, Page 168
recurrent
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"He started to hum, and she recognized a recurrent melody from part of the Song."
repeating Chapter 18, Page 170
interminable
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"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

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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
Chapter 19
word Synonym
or definition
Antonym Location
intermittent
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"But now she heard it too: a dull, intermittent metallic noise, a muted clank."
sometimes happening, and sometimes not constant Chapter 19, Page 180
subtlety
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"…The colors of the threaded scenes glowed in their subtlety."
not loud or obvious bold, obvious Chapter 19, Page 180
emergence
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"…the sleeve with the scene of the world's origin: the separation of land and sea, the emergence of fish and birds…"
beginning, birth coming out of Chapter 19, Page 181

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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
Chapter 20
word Synonym
or definition
Antonym Location
horrid
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"They was horrid surprised to see me come."
shocking bad, awful Chapter 20, Page 188
passionately
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"'Matt,' she said passionately, 'I love the blue. Thank you.'"
very strongly with romantic love Chapter 20, Page 189


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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
Chapter 21
word Synonym
or definition
Antonym Location
solemnity
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"…while the people, released now from their solemnity, whistled and stamped their feet in appreciation."
seriousness rowdiness Chapter 21, Page 191
courteous
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"It would have been the expected gesture for even the most inconsiderate or hostile stranger, and this man appeared to be both friendly and courteous."
polite rude Chapter 21, Page 192
ruined
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"She watched his ruined eyes, and saw that they were able, still to weep."
not able to be fixed perfect Chapter 21, Page 198


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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
Chapter 22
word Synonym
or definition
Antonym Location
delirious
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"My eyes were destroyed and I was almost delirious with pain."
crazy, not able to think straight lucid Chapter 22, Page 202
grievously
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"She knew no one who would be willing to soothe or comfort or aid a grievously wounded being."
extremely Chapter 22, Page 203


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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
Chapter 23
word Synonym
or definition
Antonym Location
squalor
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"She would not miss the squalor and noise they would leave behind."
poverty, filth Chapter 23, Page 210
grotesquely
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"They were bare and grotesquely misshapen."
ugly, creepy elegantly Chapter 23, Page 211
gimp
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"'I know you can't be getting a hubby because of your horrid gimp…'"
imperfect leg, or person with one braided trim Chapter 23, Page 213
renegade
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"She watched through the darkness as the blind man, the renegade boy, and the bent-tailed dog set off down the path."
not conforming Chapter 23, Page 215
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