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Slake's Limbo Vocabulary Part 1
Words to know from the book pages 3-41
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| pariah | an outcast, despised & avoided |
| shunned | avoided because he's disliked |
| perilously | dangerously |
| chronicle | record of events, history |
| asphyxiating | suffocating, smothering |
| hostile | not friendly, warm, or generous |
| perpetual | continuing or continued without interruption; ceaseless |
| vacant | empty |
| boulevard | wide street |
| obscenities | indecencies, curse words |
| sapling | a young tree |
| kaleidoscope | a continually changing pattern of shapes and colors |
| catapulted | thrusted or moved quickly or suddenly |
| phalanx | a closely grouped body of persons, animals, or things |
| alcove | any recessed space |
| fortuitous | lucky, good fortune |
| renegade | a person who deserts one cause for another |
| jurisdiction | control over |
| haven | a place of shelter and safety |
| immense | huge |
| intolerable | unbearable, excessive |
| mystical | mysterious |
| porthole | a small opening in a door or wall |
| gullet | throat |
| urn | a large metal container with a spigot, used for making or serving tea or coffee in quantity |
| momentum | force or speed of movement |
| providently | providing for the future |
| unharassed | not disturbed |
| pillars | supporting posts |
| fetid | stinking |
| persistent | continued, permanent, constant |
| marionettes | puppets |
| gruff | low and harsh or hoarse voice |
| brisk | quick, active, lively |
| venture | a business enterprise |
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Gaston Middle School |
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