allay
1 use
Allay.†
allay = reduce the intensity of or calm
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 1-10 |
annihilate
1 use
My brain went from sleep to extreme, annihilating panic in an instant.†
annihilating = to completely destroy or defeat
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 2000 |
| 1st use | Chapter 121-130 |
camouflage
1 use
Call it camouflage.†
camouflage = the act of hiding something by making it blend in with its surroundings; or hiding the truth; or something that hides or deceives
Definition
Generally camouflage means:the act of hiding something by making it blend in with its surroundings
or:
hiding the truth
or:
something that hides or deceives
or:
hiding the truth
or:
something that hides or deceives
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 7 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 21-30 |
cardiac
1 use
He didn't go into cardiac arrest," the doctor said.†
cardiac arrest = when the heart stops beating
(editor's note: Cardiac arrest is often used interchangeably with heart attack, but they have different technical meanings. Cardiac arrest usually results from an electrical disturbance in the heart and might be treated with a defibrillator or CPR. A heart attack typically occurs when a blood clot blocks blood flowing to the heart.)
(editor's note: Cardiac arrest is often used interchangeably with heart attack, but they have different technical meanings. Cardiac arrest usually results from an electrical disturbance in the heart and might be treated with a defibrillator or CPR. A heart attack typically occurs when a blood clot blocks blood flowing to the heart.)
Definition
Generally cardiac means:of or relating to the heart
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 11-20 |
dumfounded
2 uses
I thought, dumbfounded.†
dumbfounded = very surprised — often too surprised to know what to say or do
Definition
Generally dumfounded means:very surprised - often too surprised to know what to say or do
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| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 21-30 |
ecstatic
2 uses
Gazzy guided Iggy's hand down, and Iggy scratched a small brown pig behind its ears, sending it into ecstatic squeals.†
ecstatic = feeling intense happiness and excitement
Definition
Generally ecstatic means:feeling intense happiness and excitement (as when in a state of ecstasy)
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| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 21-30 |
ensconced
1 use
We were ensconced in the lack of luxury of the Twilight Inn, which was the kind of place that had shady deals going on in all the rooms.†
ensconced = fixed firmly; or settled comfortably
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 121-130 |
gullible
1 use
Gasman seemed like a gullible idiot, and Iggy was dead weight, as far as I could tell.†
gullible = easily tricked because of being too trusting
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 121-130 |
insight
1 use
Okay, I'll give you one little insight.†
insight = a clear understanding of some aspect of a complex situation; or a tendency to have such understandings
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 8 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 2000 |
| 1st use | Chapter 81-90 |
Mayan Civilization
2 uses
Let's talk about the Mayan ruins.†
Mayan = an American Indian civilization of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala that reached its peak between AD 300 and 900; characterized by outstanding architecture, pottery, and astronomy
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| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 41-50 |
mayhem
2 uses
I thought we were trying to avoid tears and violence and mayhem.†
mayhem = chaotic disorder
Definition
Generally mayhem means:a state of chaotic disorder
or:
in law: the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of a person
or:
in law: the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of a person
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| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 61-70 |
mollify
2 uses
She caught sight of me in my uniform and looked mollified.†
mollified = calmed
Definition
Generally mollify means:calm someone who is or may become angry or upset
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| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 31-40 |
naivete
1 use
I almost chuckled at her naivete.†
naivete = lacking experience or sophistication
Definition
Generally naivete means:inexperience, innocence, or lack of sophistication
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 0 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 51-60 |
nimble
2 uses
Compared to the Erasers, we were nimble little stinging wasps, and they were clunky, slow, awkward flying cows.†
nimble = quick and agile
Definition
Generally nimble means:quick and agile — typically physically, but can also reference quick, agile thinking
(someone who is agile does things easily)
(someone who is agile does things easily)
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| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 1-10 |
obnoxious
2 uses
In the distance, the obnoxious wail of an ambulance siren was drawing closer.†
obnoxious = rude or unpleasant
Definition
Generally obnoxious means:very rude or unpleasant
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| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 1-10 |
respective
1 use
One by one we jumped out of our respective rooms, fell about eight feet, then snapped our wings open and got some uplift.†
respective = relating separately to the people or things just mentioned
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 2000 |
| 1st use | Chapter 71-80 |
squatter
2 uses
I motioned to Fang, but just as he started toward me, the two crackhead squatters lurched into the hall between us.†
squatters = people who live in an unoccupied place without the legal right
Definition
Generally squatter means:someone who lives in an unoccupied place without the legal right
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| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 21-30 |
surreal
2 uses
It's a trap, or a test, or at best a surreal side trip on a journey that's already been fairly mind-blowing.†
surreal = characterized by fantastic imagery, or combinations of things and events that don't go together
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| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 61-70 |
whimsical
1 use
Yeah, well, I thought, that's the whimsy of recombinant DNA.†
whimsy = playful, amusing, or impulsive rather than seriously rational
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 11-20 |
Zen
3 uses
It's really kind of Zen. man.†
Zen = school of Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith
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| Book | 3 uses |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 101-110 |