the city of ember vocabulary list 1. endeavor a conscientious effort toward an end; an earnest...
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Plummet To fall straight down; plunge; nose-dive; crash down; tumble Page 20 - He pulled himself upward, pushed again-he was higher now than Lina had been-but suddenly his hands slid and he came plummeting down.TRANSCRIPT
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The City of EmberVocabulary List 1
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Endeavor• A conscientious effort toward an end; an
earnest attempt; try; effort
• Page 2 - Nothing about this endeavor is certain. There may be no one left in the city by then or no safe place for them to come back to."
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Plummet• To fall straight down; plunge; nose-dive; crash
down; tumble
• Page 20 - He pulled himself upward, pushed again-he was higher now than Lina had been-but suddenly his hands slid and he came plummeting down.
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Hoist• To raise or haul up with or as if with the help of
a mechanical apparatus; heave; lift
• Page 23 - Lina laughed, hoisted her up, and danced with her around the shop.
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Methodically• Characterized by ordered and systematic
habits or behavior; logically; carefully; precisely; meticulously
• page 58 - Every day a team of people methodically sorted through the trash heaps in search of anything that might be at all useful.
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Flank• The right or left side of a military formation
• Page 86 - The door of the Gathering Hall opened, and the mayor came out, flanked by two guards.
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Vague• Indistinctly felt, perceived, understood, or
recalled; hazy; unclear; fuzzy
• Page 112 - She vaguely recalled the incident of the light pole.
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Strewn• To spread here and there; scatter
• Page 122 - On the wall, clothes hung from hooks, and more clothes were strewn untidily on the floor.
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Lurk• To move furtively; sneak; lie in wait; hang
about; creep around
• Page 132 - She had frightening dreams in which something dangerous was lurking in the darkness.
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Egress• A path or opening for going out; an exit; door;
outlet
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Convoluted• Having numerous overlapping coils or folds;
complex; elaborate; intricate
• Page 181 - He ran a finger over their convoluted surface.
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Vicious• Spiteful; malicious; nasty; cruel; mean; spiteful
• Page 200 - "Spreading vicious rumors," was the answer.
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Kiosk• A small structure, often open on one or more sides, used
as a newsstand or booth. • A cylindrical structure on which advertisements are posted.
• Pages 31-32 – The Gathering Hall occupied one entire side of Harken Square, which was the city’s central plaza. The square was paved with stone. It had a few benches bolted to the ground here and there, as well as a couple of kiosks for notices.
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Refugees• One who flees in search of refuge, as in times
of war, political oppression, or religious persecution; person in exile
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Catastrophe• A sudden violent change in the earth's surface;
a cataclysm; calamity; devastation; ruin; disaster
• Page 261 -What kind of place can this be, safe from earthly catastrophes?
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Inhabited• to occupy as a place of settled residence or
habitat; to live somewhere
• Example: The people inhabited the city for 200 years.
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Weary • Exhausted
• Example: Julie was weary from her long journey through the desert.
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Solemnly • Somber, seriously, gloomy, or awe-inspiring in manner
• Example: John solemnly walked through the memorial in New York where the victims of 9/11 were honored.
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Lumbered • To move around in a clumsy way
• Example: The heavy, clumsy elephant lumbered through the African savanna.
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Labyrinth • a place constructed of or full of intricate
passageways and blind alleys
• Example: The castle hallways were like a maze, or labyrinth, with twists and turns that made it easy to get lost.
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Raucous • Disagreeably harsh; disorderly in a loud way
• Example: The raucous middle school students stomped and yelled through the hallways.
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Reverberating • To continue as if in a series of echoes
• Example: When Jill yelled at the top of her lungs, she heard her voice reverberating down the hallway.
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Enmeshed • To catch or entangle in
• Example: Travis struggled, but his foot, enmeshed in the net, prevented him from escaping.