Earliest vocab
Hiatus
(n) A gap, pause, or break in time/from something (chapter 1)
Indignant
(adj) Feeling or showing anger at being treated unjustly (chapter 2)
Sinewy
(adj) Lean and muscular, stringy and tough (chapter 4)
Jeer
(n/v) A rude remark or to make fun of (chapter 5)
Demure
(adj) Conservest, modest, reserved, shy (chapter 8)
Efflorescence
(n) A blooming, flowering, bursting forth (chapter 1)
Tirade
(n) Loud, angry speech, usually criticism or accusation (chapter 2)
Taboo
(adj) Something that is off limits or not allowed to be talked about (chapter 4)
Malevolently
(adv) Having an ill will or wishing to harm others; maliciously (chapter 4)
Rebuke
(v) To disapprove of or criticize (chapter 8)
Enmity
(n) A deep hatred (chapter 1)
Ebullience
(n) Overflowing joy or happiness, cheerfulness, spirited enthusiasmm (chapter 2)
Inscrutable
(adj) Impossible to understand or interpret (chapter 3)
Impervious
(adj) Not allowing something to pass through, incapable of being or affected by (chapter 7)
Acrid
(adj) Unpleasantly sharp or bitter taste or smell (chapter 12)
Incredulous
(adj) Unwilling or unable to believe (Chapter 1)
Tumult
(n) Loud or confused noise, usually by a large group (chapter 2)
Tacit
(adj) Understood or implied without being directly stated (chapter 3)
Leviathan
(n) Sea monster, something that is really big (chapter 6)
Fervor
(n) Intense passion (or feeling of warmth) (chapter 8)
Bastion
(n) A stronghold, fortification, castle (chapter 1)
Myopia
(n) Nearsightedness (real thing) (chapter 11)