maze runner vocab

Question 1

goggling

Answer 1

look with wide open eyes, typically in amazement or wonder

Question 2

grogginess

Answer 2

dazed, weak or unsteady, especially from illness, intoxication, sleep or a blow

Question 3

wamed

Answer 3

a quantity of small cylindrical beads made by North American Indians from quahog shells, strung together and worn as a decorative belt or other decoration or used as money.

Question 4

simplicity

Answer 4

the quality or condition of being easy to understand or do.

Question 5

wretched

Answer 5

(of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state.

Question 6

catastrophe

Answer 6

an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.

Question 7

relishing

Answer 7

enjoy greatly.

Question 8

deliberation

Answer 8

long and careful consideration or discussion.

Question 9

discouragement

Answer 9

a loss of confidence or enthusiasm; dispiritedness.

Question 10

chiding

Answer 10

scold or rebuke.

Question 11

wan

Answer 11

(of a person’s complexion or appearance) pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion.

Question 12

speculation

Answer 12

the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence.

Question 13

recoiled

Answer 13

suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust.

Question 14

rebuke

Answer 14

express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions.

Question 15

seclusion

Answer 15

the state of being private and away from other people.

Question 16

intrusion

Answer 16

the action of intruding.

Question 17

solidified

Answer 17

make or become hard or solid.

Question 18

eruption

Answer 18

an act or instance of erupting.

Question 19

discernible

Answer 19

able to be discerned; perceptible.

Question 20

spectator

Answer 20

a person who watches at a show, game, or other event.

Question 21

barricades

Answer 21

an improvised barrier erected across a street or other thoroughfare to prevent or delay the movement of opposing forces.

Question 22

inevitable

Answer 22

certain to happen; unavoidable.

Question 23

balked

Answer 23

hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking.

Question 24

pawn

Answer 24

a chess piece of the smallest size and value. A pawn moves one square forward along its file if unobstructed (or two on the first move), or one square diagonally forward when making a capture. Each player begins with eight pawns on the second rank, and can promote a pawn to become any other piece (typically a queen) if it reaches the opponent’s end of the board.

Question 25

catalyst

Answer 25

a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change.

Question 26

concession

Answer 26

a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded.

Question 27

errant

Answer 27

erring or straying from the proper course or standards.

Question 28

doldrums

Answer 28

a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or depression.

Question 29

contention

Answer 29

heated disagreement.

Question 30

rabid

Answer 30

having or proceeding from an extreme or fanatical support of or belief in something.

Question 31

discarded

Answer 31

get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable.

Question 32

pulsating

Answer 32

expand and contract with strong regular movements.

Question 33

bulbous

Answer 33

fat, round, or bulging.

Question 34

grimaced

Answer 34

make a grimace.

Question 35

cusp

Answer 35

a pointed end where two curves meet, in particular.

Question 36

theorizing

Answer 36

form a theory or set of theories about something.

Question 37

realization

Answer 37

an act of becoming fully aware of something as a fact.

Question 38

wafted

Answer 38

pass or cause to pass easily or gently through or as if through the air.

Question 39

glowering

Answer 39

have an angry or sullen look on one’s face; scowl.

Question 40

moot

Answer 40

subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty, and typically not admitting of a final decision.

Question 41

preoccupied

Answer 41

(of a matter or subject) dominate or engross the mind of (someone) to the exclusion of other thoughts.