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These are vocabulary words found in the book,
Gathering Blue, by Lois Lowry. They are listed
aplhabeticaly.
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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
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Letter A
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Word
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Synonym
or definition
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Antonym
or
Alternative
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Location
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abruptly
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Then the singing broke off
abruptly,
and the child cried again."
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suddenly
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Chapter 13, Page 123
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abundant
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…when tree limbs were supple and mud was
thick and abundant beside the
river."
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having many
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scarce
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Chapter 1, Page 3
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accusatory
dictionary
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"…as Vandera had made her
accusatory
presentation."
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in a blaming way
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in a tattling way
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Chapter 4, Page 32
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acknowledgment
dictionary
thesaurus
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"They had nodded to each other, Kira and her mother's
brother in
acknowledgment."
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greeting
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Chapter 1, Page 3
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advisor
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Jamison had been her defender. Now it seemed he was her
advisor."
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supervisor
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person to get advice from
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Chapter 7, Page 75
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amendments
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Turning…to the third set of
amendments…"
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additions or corrections official papers
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additions to anything
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Chapter 4, Page 33
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ancestors
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Most especially it was frightening when it
recalled the Ruin, the end of civilization of the
ancestors."
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relatives, or people from before
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Chapter 3, Page 21
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apparently
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Somewhere below, a fire had
apparently
been built."
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seemingly
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Chapter 7, Page 67
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apprehensive
dictionary
thesaurus
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"'If there is a death...' she heard a
woman repeat in an uncertain,
apprehensive, voice."
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fearful
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confident
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Chapter 2, Page 17
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assent
dictionary
thesaurus
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"She heard some murmurs of
assent."
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agreement
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disagreement
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Chapter 2, Page 17
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assertion
dictionary
thesaurus
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"So we may set asside the
assertion
that it is the way…"
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statement of supposed truth
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declaration
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Chapter 4, Page 33
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astonishment
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…seeing her mother's
astonishment
and the look on the face of the Guardian."
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wonder, amazement
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Chapter 7, Page 70
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audible
dictionary
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"She heard Jamison repeat the words of her thoughts as
if they had been
audible."
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able to be heard
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inaudible
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Chapter 4, Page 34
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aura
dictionary
thesaurus
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"There was an
aura
of safety here, Kira felt."
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feeling or atmosphere surrounding or coming out of
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Chapter 11, Page 107
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authoritative
dictionary
thesaurus
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"The chief guardian, a white-haired man with a four-syllable
name that Kira could never remember, spoke in an
authoritative
voice."
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powerful
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Chapter 3, Page 25
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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
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Letter B
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Word
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Synonym
or definition
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Antonym
or
Alternative
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Location
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betrayal
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Kira felt stricken by the
betrayal."
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failure
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allegiance
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Chapter 4, Page 33
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brazenly
dictionary
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"…glanced at Kira, and then
brazenly began to pull carrots from
the garden that Kira and her mother had tended
together."
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boldly
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Chapter 2, Page 13
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bravado
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Like Matt, beating his chest with
bravado…"
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false bravery
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Chapter 11, Page 110
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brutish
dictionary
thesaurus
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"And at hunt time they act
brutish."
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savage, for or like animals
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civilized
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Chapter 10, Page 101
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burden
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Still, they made me promise that you would not become a
burden."
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problem
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Chapter 1, Page 6
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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
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Letter C
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Word
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Synonym
or definition
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Antonym
or
Alternative
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Location
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cackled
dictionary
thesaurus
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"She held up her own and
cackled
with laughter."
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laugh (in a witch like way)
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made a chicken noise
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Chapter 8, Page 82
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cadence
dictionary
thesaurus
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"The
cadence
of bickering was a constant sound in the village…"
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rhythm
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Chapter 1, Page 10
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captive
dictionary
thesaurus
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"You were held
captive?"
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a prisoner
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Chapter 15, Page 142
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chaotic
dictionary
thesaurus
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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."
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crazy
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organized
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Chapter 16, Page 147
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characteristics
dictionary
thesaurus
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"The lists of plants, the many
characteristics
of each…"
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qualites
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traits
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Chapter 13, Page 128
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chortle
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…Kira remembered Matt's infectious
chortle."
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laugh
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Chapter 17, Page 166
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clamor
dictionary
thesaurus
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"At last the entire building was still and the
clamor
from the village had subsided as well."
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loud noises
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Chapter 16, Page 147
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clasped
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…with longish dark hair neatly combed and
clasped
at the back of his neck with a carved wooden ornament…"
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held together
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grabbed
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Chapter 4, Page 31
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coarsely
dictionary
thesaurus
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"She straightened her thin shoulders and smoothed
the folds of her
coarsely
woven shift."
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roughly
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finely
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Chapter 3, Page 23
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colicky
dictionary
thesaurus
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"I've heard cats yowling so that they sound like babies with
colicky
bellies."
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stomach ache in a baby
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Chapter 12, Page 120
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competent
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Yet her work at the weaving shed is
competent."
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good
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adequate
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Chapter 4, Page 37
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concede
dictionary
thesaurus
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"I
concede
those points."
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admit unwillingly
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Chapter 4, Page 37
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conceded
dictionary
thesaurus
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"'I will cut my own,' Kara
conceded."
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admitted
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disputed
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Chapter 2, Page 15
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confrontation
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Quickly Kira turned a corner to escape a
confrontation…"
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fight or argument
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Chapter 9, Page 91
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contemptuous
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…and she felt Vandera's
contemptuous
eyes on her back."
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scornfully
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Chapter 4, Page 37
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contemptuously
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Laughing
contemptuously,
the woman sauntered away, her hands filled with
dirt-encrusted carrots."
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lacking respect
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Chapter 2, Page 14
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corridor
dictionary
thesaurus
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"She knew the stairs would return her to the
corridor
above…"
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hallway
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Chapter 14, Page 136
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courteous
dictionary
thesaurus
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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."
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polite
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rude
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Chapter 21, Page 192
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cringing
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…he was
cringing
from his father's slap."
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cowering
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Chapter 2, Page 13
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crone
dictionary
thesaurus
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"And there's the
crone
outside in the garden…"
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old woman (witchlike)
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Chapter 8, Page 80
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curt
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Here and there, people acknowledged her presence with a
curt
nod…"
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small
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large
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Chapter 2, Page 12
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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
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Letter D
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Word
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Synonym
or definition
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Antonym
or
Alternative
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Location
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defect
dictionary
thesaurus
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"She had a visible and incurable
defect."
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flaw
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problem
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Chapter 4, Page 34
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deftly
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Deftly
he tied it around the base of Kira's walking stick."
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in a talented way
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in a clumsy way
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Chapter 16, Page 148
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deftly
dictionary
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"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."
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in a talented way
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clumsily
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Chapter 3, Page 23
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delirious
dictionary
thesaurus
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"My eyes were destroyed and I was almost
delirious
with pain."
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crazy, not able to think straight
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lucid
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Chapter 22, Page 202
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deter
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Perhaps the simple fact of seeing her there at work would
deter
the women who hoped to drive her away."
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discourage
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encourage
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Chapter 2, Page 12
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destination
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…announcing that the
destination
was just around the next curve."
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place planned on going to
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Chapter 8, Page 80
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diminished
dictionary
thesaurus
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"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."
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decreased
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increased
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Chapter 1, Page 7
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din
dictionary
thesaurus
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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."
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loud crazy noise
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Chapter 16, Page 147
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disconcerted
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Outside the bell rang. Kira was
disconcerted."
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confused
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at ease
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Chapter 7, Page 71
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disobedient
dictionary
thesaurus
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"In order to pen their
disobedient
toddlers and chickens…"
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naughty
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well behaved
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Chapter 1, Page 11
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dispassionately
dictionary
thesaurus
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"The white-haired man looked at the two of them
dispassionately."
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uninterested
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attached
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dispersed
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…Matt's group of young admirers
dispersed."
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moved away or out
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scattered
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Chapter 10, Page 102
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Chapter 3, Page 26
disdainfully
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…speaking
disdainfully
of the village and its noisy life."
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with scorn
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Chapter 11, Page 110
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distorted
dictionary
thesaurus
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"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."
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changed the shape
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unchanged
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Chapter 3, Page 22
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domestic
dictionary
thesaurus
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"She cannot dig or plant or weed, or even tend the
domestic
beasts…"
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tame
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wild
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Chapter 3, Page 27
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dubiously
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Kira looked at him
dubiously."
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doubtful
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believing
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Chapter 13, Page 128
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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
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Letter E
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Word
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Synonym
or definition
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Antonym
or
Alternative
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Location
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edifice
dictionary
thesaurus
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"The Council
Edifice
was surprisingly splendid."
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building
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Chapter 3, Page 21
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elite
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…were much in demand among the
elite
of the village."
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upper class or important
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poor, lower class
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Chapter 4, Page 31
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embroidered
dictionary
thesaurus
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"The robe…was richly
embroidered."
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decorated with thread
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added to
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Chapter 4, Page 41
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emerged
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Other woman
emerged
from surrounding cotts."
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came out
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went in
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Chapter 2, Page 15
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emergence
dictionary
thesaurus
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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…"
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beginning, birth
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coming out of
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Chapter 19, Page 181
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encrusted
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Laughing contemptuously the woman
sauntered away, her hands filled with
dirt-encrusted carrots."
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covered
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Chapter 2, Page 14
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entwined
dictionary
thesaurus
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"The poles that held the beans
entwined had toppled, and he was
angrily setting them upright…"
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woven or tangled
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loosed
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Chapter 2, Page 12
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enthusiastically
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Matt nodded
enthusiastically."
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happily and with great energy
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unenthusiastically
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Chapter 13, Page 124
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exaggerated
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Matt gave an
exaggerated
shrug."
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bigger or moe than necessary
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Chapter 13, Page 124
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excrement
dictionary
thesaurus
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"The smell from the thick mounds of
excrement
beneath the terrified pigs…"
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manure
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droppings
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Chapter 5, Page 50
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extracting
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Extracting
the colors was always a slow process."
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take out of, by using a chemical process
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Chapter 11, Page 108
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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
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Letter F
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Word
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Synonym
or definition
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Antonym
or
Alternative
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Location
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fast
dictionary
thesaurus
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"But it don't stay
fast.
It don't linger."
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permanent
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quick or speedy
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Chapter 11, Page 111
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feigned
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Kira shrugged with
feigned
nonchalance."
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pretended
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real
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Chapter 4, Page 39
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fen
dictionary
thesaurus
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"He lived in the swampy, disagreeable
Fen,
probably the child of a dragger or digger."
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swamp
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Chapter 1, Page 8
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festering
dictionary
thesaurus
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"But it was darker here, with the trees thick overhead, and
festering
with dampness and an odor of ill health."
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oozing in an infected way
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Chapter 17, Page 159
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fetid
dictionary
thesaurus
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"The
fetid
air still hung humid."
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bad smelling
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Chapter 17, Page 163
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filched
dictionary
thesaurus
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"I've got me a sucker I
filched
from a shop…"
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stole
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Chapter 6, Page 57
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filched
dictionary
thesaurus
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"I
filched
'em from your cott before the burning."
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took without permission
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stole
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Chapter 6, Page 57 DONT KNOW
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flailing
dictionary
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"Tussling, the toddlers slapped and kicked at
each other, grabbing toy-sticks,
flailing
with their small fists."
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waving
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Chapter 1, Page 8
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flaunting
dictionary
thesaurus
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"But she realized that this was hunt behavior, a time for
flaunting
and boasting…"
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showing off
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being modest
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Chapter 10, Page 100
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flourished
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Then more days had passed, more weeds had
flourished…"
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grew
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stunted
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Chapter 2, Page 12
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fractures
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Verses told of smoky, poisonous fumes, of great
fractures
in the earth itself…"
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cracks
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Chapter 3, Page 22
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foreign
dictionary
thesaurus
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"It would be a help, Kira thought, because it all seemed
so new, so
foreign."
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unknown
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from a different land or country
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Chapter 7, Page 69
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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
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Letter G
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Word
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Synonym
or definition
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Antonym
or
Alternative
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Location
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gimp
dictionary
thesaurus
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"'I know you can't be getting a hubby because of your horrid
gimp…'"
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imperfect leg, or person with one
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braided trim
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Chapter 23, Page 213
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gnarled
dictionary
thesaurus
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"The woman's hands were
gnarled
and stained."
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twisted or bumpy
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knotted
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Chapter 8, Page 80
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grievously
dictionary
thesaurus
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"She knew no one who would be willing to soothe or
comfort or aid a
grievously
wounded being."
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extremely
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Chapter 22, Page 203
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grotesquely
dictionary
thesaurus
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"They were bare and
grotesquely
misshapen."
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ugly, creepy
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elegantly
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Chapter 23, Page 211
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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
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Letter H
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Word
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Synonym
or definition
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Antonym
or
Alternative
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Location
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haphazardly
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Matt indicated a pile of objects wrapped
haphazardly
in a dirty woven cloth on the steps near him."
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in an unordered way
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in an organized way
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Chapter 6, Page 57
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hesitancy
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Now, without instruction or practice, without
hesitancy
her finger…"
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pausing
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Chapter 2, Page 20
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horrid
dictionary
thesaurus
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"They was
horrid
surprised to see me come."
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shocking, extreme
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bad, awful
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Chapter 20, Page 188
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hostile
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Kira saw tht she was surrounded by
hostile
women…"
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angry
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unhostile
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Chapter 2, Page 16
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huddled
dictionary
thesaurus
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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."
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close
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Chapter 1, Page 2
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hues
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…knowing that she would have to match the
hues
carefully in the daylight before she began the repairs."
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shade
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Chapter 9, Page 87
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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
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Letter I
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Word
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Synonym
or definition
|
Antonym
or
Alternative
|
Location
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ignorance
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Kira was startled at Matt's
ignorance."
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not knowing (what should be known)
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Chapter 14, Page 134
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illuminated
dictionary
thesaurus
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"But the room,
illuminated
only by the pale moonlight through the window…"
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lit up
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Chapter 16, Page 148
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illuminating
dictionary
thesaurus
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"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."
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lit
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Chapter 3, Page 24
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illustrious
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Kira's flaw carried no
illustrious
history…"
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notable
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infamous
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Chapter 3, Page 26
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immeasurably
dictionary
thesaurus
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"It was
immeasurably
old."
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not able to be measured
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measurable
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Chapter 3, Page 22
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impassive
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…Kira glanced at the chief guardian to see if
he was swayed by the flattery. But his face was
impassive."
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stoic
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responsive
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Chapter 3, Page 27
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impetuous
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…perhaps he had simply grabbed what he could with his
impetuous,
generous small hands."
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passionate, active
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Chapter 6, Page 63
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imperceptibly
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Then the sea blended
imperceptibly
into sweeping areas of land…"
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gradually
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not able to be observed or noticed
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Chapter 9, Page 94
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impractical
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…but
impractical
and unsanitary, and there was no place to bury waste."
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not the easy thing to do
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practical
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Chapter 7, Page 68
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incurable
dictionary
thesaurus
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"She had a visible and
incurable
defect."
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not able to be healed
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curable
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Chapter 4, Page 34
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inappropriate
dictionary
thesaurus
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"But calling out seemed
inappropriate
and so she simply continued down the hall in silence."
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not the right thing
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Chapter 14, Page 135
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incessant
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…the
incessant
wailing of infants…"
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never ending (in a bad way)
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Chapter , Page 159
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inert
dictionary
thesaurus
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"But the little rock was
inert
and odorless, without a hint or memory of life."
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lifeless
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lively
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Chapter 6, Page 65
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indicating
dictionary
thesaurus
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"He gestured toward the window,
indicating
an area…"
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showing or pointing out
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Chapter 13, Page 127
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infectious
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…Kira remembered Matt's
infectious
chortle."
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in a catchy way
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in a catchy, diseased, sort or way
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Chapter 17, Page 166
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infinitesimally
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…and reshaping the
infinitesimally
small edges and curves."
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extremely small
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Chapter 17, Page 155
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infinite
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…from You said, I said, He said that you said, and the
infinite
variations."
|
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countless
|
limited
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Chapter 4, Page 32
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infinitesimal
dictionary
thesaurus
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"The lifeless men dotted with red knots of blood were still an
infinitesimal
section of the robe…"
|
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very tiny
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immeasurably small
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Chapter 9, Page 95
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inflection
dictionary
thesaurus
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"The voice and
inflection
of the words…"
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way of speaking
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Chapter 13, Page 122
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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
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intermittent
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"But now she heard it too: a dull,
intermittent
metallic noise, a muted clank."
|
|
sometimes happening, and sometimes not
|
constant
|
Chapter 19, Page 180
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intricate
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"The
intricate
scenes on it had been there for centuries…"
|
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detailed
|
complicated
|
Chapter 4, Page 41
|
intricately
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"Kira could see that it was
intricately
decorated with carved designs…"
|
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complicated and elaborate
|
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Chapter 10, Page 105
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intricately
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"…fingering the
intricately
carved wooden key…"
|
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very complicated and detailed
|
simply
|
Chapter 15, Page 146
|
iridescent
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"Branch, beside him, was pawing excitedly at a large
iridescent
beetle, blocking its path…"
|
|
shiny, or glowing
|
dull
|
Chapter 6, Page 56
|
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
|
|
Letter J
|
|
Word
|
Synonym
or definition
|
Antonym
or
Alternative
|
Location
|
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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
|
|
Letter K
|
|
Word
|
Synonym
or definition
|
Antonym
or
Alternative
|
Location
|
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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
|
|
Letter L
|
|
Word
|
Synonym
or definition
|
Antonym
or
Alternative
|
Location
|
lavishly
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"She was staring at the
lavishly
decorated fabric…"
|
|
richly
|
plainly
|
Chapter 7, Page 72
|
leisure
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"During her infrequent
leisure
times…"
|
|
not at work
|
relaxing
|
Chapter 4, Page 44
|
lingering
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"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
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lush
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"…the old woman was working near a
lush
flower garden."
|
|
thick, dense (especially plants)
|
barren
|
Chapter 8, Page 80
|
lyrical
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"…the high
lyrical
voice soared into melodies that make Kira hold her breath
in awe."
|
|
musical
|
|
Chapter 18, Page 168
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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
|
|
Letter M
|
|
Word
|
Synonym
or definition
|
Antonym
or
Alternative
|
Location
|
magnificent
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"The
magnificent
robe was laid out on the table in display."
|
|
wonderful or beautiful
|
unimpressive
|
Chapter 5, Page 46
|
malevolence
dictionary
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
|
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
|
menaced
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"Glaring, Vandara
menaced
her, bending her elbow as if to throw."
|
|
threatened
|
|
Chapter 2, Page 17
|
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
|
methodically
dictionary
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
|
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
|
meticulously
dictionary
|
"…Kira had watched him marking these papers
meticulously…"
|
|
carefully
|
haphazardly
|
Chapter 4, Page 31
|
mischief
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"She laughed quietly thinking if Matt and his
mischief."
|
|
good natured misbehaving
|
|
Chapter 12, Page 116
|
mischievous
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"You were really
mischievous,
weren't you?"
|
|
causing good natured trouble
|
irresponsibly playful
|
Chapter 15, Page 146
|
mordant
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"And the
mordants
too. You must learn those."
|
|
chemical used to make dye permanent
|
|
Chapter 8, Page 84
|
muted
dictionary
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
|
muted
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"The cloth
muted
the noise of the wooden stick on the tiled floor."
|
|
made more quiet
|
|
Chapter 16, Page 148
|
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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
|
|
Letter N
|
|
Word
|
Synonym
or definition
|
Antonym
or
Alternative
|
Location
|
nonchalance
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"Kira shrugged with feigned
nonchalance."
|
|
lack of concern
|
concern
|
Chapter 4, Page 39
|
|
Gathering Blue Vocabulary
|
|
Letter O
|
|
Word
|
Synonym
or definition
|
Antonym
or
Alternative
|
Location
|
oblong
dictionary
|
"She reached into her pocket and held up a lumpy
oblong."
|
|
oval
|
|
Chapter 6, Page 57
|
oozed
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"Vandera
oozed
compliments designed to strengthen her case…"
|
|
gave
|
held back
|
Chapter 3, Page 27
|
oppressive
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"The dyeing yard, affected by the fire,
was already sultry, almost
oppressive."
|
|
holding down
|
liberating
|
Chapter 11, Page 109
|
ornament
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"Ordinarily people did not
ornament
themselves."
|
|
decorate
|
decoration
|
Chapter 4, Page 31
|
|
Gathering Blue Vocabulary
|
|
Letter P
|
|
Word
|
Synonym
or definition
|
Antonym
or
Alternative
|
Location
|
passionately
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"'Matt,' she said
passionately,
'I love the blue. Thank you.'"
|
|
very strongly
|
with romantic love
|
Chapter 20, Page 189
|
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
|
pendant
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"She lifted the rock
pendant
from her shift."
|
|
necklace with an item on it
|
hanging decoration
|
Chapter 8, Page 79
|
pliable
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"She rose and tentatively picked up one of the slender,
pliable
saplings from the pile."
|
|
supple
|
unpliable
|
Chapter 2, Page 14
|
proceedings
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"He opened to a Page he had marked during the
proceedings."
|
|
court case
|
event
|
Chapter 4, Page
|
propelled
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"And fear
propelled
her now as she stood, leaning on her stick."
|
|
moved
|
|
Chapter 1, Page 3
|
preoccupied
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"But his companions were
preoccupied
with their arguments."
|
|
thinking about other things
|
already given to another group
|
Chapter 10, Page 100
|
pulsated
dictionary
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
|
|
Gathering Blue Vocabulary
|
|
Letter Q
|
|
Word
|
Synonym
or definition
|
Antonym
or
Alternative
|
Location
|
quizzically
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"He looked at her
quizzically."
|
|
with a question in his expression
|
|
Chapter 17, Page 156
|
|
Gathering Blue Vocabulary
|
|
Letter R
|
|
Word
|
Synonym
or definition
|
Antonym
or
Alternative
|
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
|
ravished
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"…towns burned and
ravished
by fiery destruction."
|
|
destroyed or taken by violence
|
|
Chapter 12, Page 117
|
recurrent
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"He started to hum, and she recognized a
recurrent
melody from part of the Song."
|
|
repeating
|
|
Chapter 18, Page 170
|
refutes
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"Look how thin she is. Her weight
refutes
that accusation."
|
|
shows to be false
|
supports
|
Chapter 4, Page 37
|
reiterated
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"Again the guardian who was her defender
reiterated
that exceptions could be made."
|
|
repeated
|
|
Chapter 4, Page 41
|
reliable
dictionary
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
|
renegade
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"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
|
resonating
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"Four bells - the third was
resonating
now…"
|
|
deep vibrating sound
|
|
Chapter 6, Page 56
|
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
|
ruefully
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"He squinted at her
ruefully
and wrinkled his nose."
|
|
sadly
|
happily
|
Chapter 1, Page 9
|
ruin
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"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
|
ruined
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"She watched his
ruined
eyes, and saw that they were able, still to weep."
|
|
not able to be fixed
|
perfect
|
Chapter 21, Page 198
|
|
Gathering Blue Vocabulary
|
|
Letter S
|
|
Word
|
Synonym
or definition
|
Antonym
or
Alternative
|
Location
|
sauntered
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"Laughing contemptuously, the woman
sauntered
away, her hands filled with dirt-encrusted carrots."
|
|
strolled
|
scurried
|
Chapter 2, Page 14
|
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
|
seared
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"Pain started in her foot and
seared
through her twisted leg."
|
|
burning pain
|
|
Chapter 4, Page 37
|
serenity
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"But the sections of
serenity
were exquisite."
|
|
calm
|
chaos
|
Chapter 12, Page 118
|
severity
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"Kira again remembered the
severity
she had heard in Jamison's voice."
|
|
sternness
|
gentleness
|
Chapter 15, Page 145
|
shift
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"She lifted the rock pendant from her
shift."
|
|
loose dress
|
move something
|
Chapter 8, Page 79
|
sinewy
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"…his arm, bare above the bracelet was
sinewy
and muscular."
|
|
with muscles
|
strong
|
Chapter 4, Page 32
|
skeptical
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"But she saw how he was looking at her. His look was
skeptical,
amused."
|
|
not believing
|
|
Chapter 17, Page 159
|
solace
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"A feeling of reassurance, of
solace,
came from the scrap."
|
|
reassurance
|
|
Chapter 18, Page 167
|
solemnity
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"…while the people, released now from their
solemnity,
whistled and stamped their feet in appreciation."
|
|
seriousness
|
rowdiness
|
Chapter 21, Page 191
|
solemnly
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"'You mustn't go today," Matt said
solemnly.'"
|
|
with seriousness and sadness
|
giddily
|
Chapter 14, Page 132
|
splendid
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"The Council Edifice was surprisingly
splendid."
|
|
magnificent
|
unimpressive
|
Chapter 3, Page 21
|
squalor
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"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
|
squalor
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"She would not miss the
squalor
and noise they would leave behind."
|
|
poverty, filth
|
|
Chapter 23, Page 210
|
stealthily
dictionary
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
|
stiletto
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"The lizard looked back and a moist
stiletto
tounge darted in and out."
|
|
pointed and thin
|
|
Chapter 14, Page 132
|
submit
dictionary
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
|
subsided
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"The accused orphan girl is here! the door guard
announced, and the muttering
subsided."
|
|
ended
|
|
Chapter 3, Page 23
|
subtlety
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"…The colors of the threaded scenes glowed in their
subtlety."
|
|
not loud or obvious
|
bold, obvious
|
Chapter 19, Page 180
|
sullen
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"…the men
sullen
and edgy, the women complaining loudly…"
|
|
moody and quiet
|
cheerful
|
Chapter 12, Page 118
|
supple
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"…when tree limbs were supple
and mud was thick and abundant beside the
river."
|
|
bendable
|
stiff
|
Chapter 1, Page 3
|
suspiciously
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"The tyke stared at him
suspiciously
and clutched Kira."
|
|
with fear
|
trustingly
|
Chapter 16, Page 150
|
|
Gathering Blue Vocabulary
|
|
Letter T
|
|
Word
|
Synonym
or definition
|
Antonym
or
Alternative
|
Location
|
talisman
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"Kira, clutching the cloth
talisman
in her pocket…"
|
|
charm
|
|
Chapter 4, Page 44
|
tentatively
dictionary
|
"She rose and
tentatively
picked up one of the slender, pliable saplings from the pile."
|
|
cautiously
|
boldly
|
Chapter 2, Page 14
|
tolerated
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"We have all
tolerated
her presence for these years."
|
|
put up with
|
|
Chapter 3, Page 26
|
tranquil
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"The pattern of the peacful times felt immensely
tranquil
compared to the tortured chaos of the others."
|
|
calm
|
chaotic
|
Chapter 12, Page 118
|
transplant
dictionary
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
|
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
|
triumphantly
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"Then she stood
triumphantly."
|
|
proudly
|
proudly (having won or accomplished something)
|
Chapter 16, Page 151
|
twinge
dictionary
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
|
|
Gathering Blue Vocabulary
|
|
Letter U
|
|
Word
|
Synonym
or definition
|
Antonym
or
Alternative
|
Location
|
unadorned
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"…the wide
unadorned
section of fabric…"
|
|
undecorated
|
decorated
|
Chapter 7, Page 74
|
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
|
unsanitary
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"…but impractical and
unsanitary,
and there was no place to bury waste."
|
|
not clean
|
sanitary
|
Chapter 7, Page 68
|
|
Gathering Blue Vocabulary
|
|
Letter V
|
|
Word
|
Synonym
or definition
|
Antonym
or
Alternative
|
Location
|
vast
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"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
|
variations
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"…from You said, I said, He said that you said, and the
infinite
variations…"
|
|
combinations
|
ways of arranging
|
Chapter 4, Page 32
|
vigor
dictionary
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
|
vindictive
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"But she could still hear Vandaras voice, shrill with
vindictive
accusation…"
|
|
meaning harm
|
helpful
|
Chapter 4, Page 38
|
violation
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"It was not a
violation.
She had asked permission…"
|
|
breaking of law
|
law abiding
|
Chapter 4, Page 44
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
|
Gathering Blue Vocabulary
|
|
Letter W
|
|
Word
|
Synonym
or definition
|
Antonym
or
Alternative
|
Location
|
wary
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"She needed information from Matt and it would make him
wary
to know she was frightened."
|
|
cautious
|
foolhardy
|
Chapter 1, Page 11
|
wistfully
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"…Kira murmured, remembering Anabella
wistfully."
|
|
with longing and pleasant memory
|
|
Chapter 15, Page 139
|
|
Gathering Blue Vocabulary
|
|
Letters X, Y, Z
|
|
Word
|
Synonym
or definition
|
Antonym
or
Alternative
|
Location
|
yearned
dictionary
thesaurus
|
"She had always
yearned
to read."
|
|
wanted greatly
|
dread
|
Chapter 3, Page 25
|
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
|
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