As the 'Vocabulary Enricher' it is my job to define any unfamilliar or strange words in the novel. Here are some that qualify!
- Jettison, from the sentence, "She couldn't jettison her pretty accent." (9) - to cast goods overboard to stabilize an aircraft or vessel.
- Alcoves, from the sentence, "It is nothing more than a tottering, free-standing theatre, punched on all four sides with alcoves." (11) - A secluded structure
- Ingenuity, from the sentence, " The time dragon combined the appeals of ingenuity and magic." (13) - Clever or resourceful.
- Abased, from the sentence, "He had abased himself in their names." (13) - To lower or reduce.
- Fissure, from the sentence, "The wind rushed high over the hills with the sound of a tremulous wail, as if pushing through some fissure of rock..." (14) - A narrow opening
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