vocab Flashcards
To turn or twist - “Waiting had made his stomach ___”
Churn
an intense atmosphere - “He remembered that moment of ___, stomach sinking terror when the aircraft had streaked above.”
Palpable
Deeply upset - “I guess I just got ___, watching them”
Distraught
Attachment or commitment to a person - “the one responsible for ___ to the rules, and was relieved that she was smiling.”
Adherence
To remain hidden - “as if one were looking into the clear water of the river, down to the bottom, where things might ___ which hadn’t been discovered yet.”
lurk
To fear - “they would simply fret and argue about it themselves for years,”
fret
to ridicule or correct - “He didn’t like it that she had mentioned his eyes. He waited for his father to ___ Lily.”
chastise
always - “They almost ___ did their hours on Recreation Duty first,”
invariably
quickly or to be quick - “he had even developed some machines and methods to ___ rehabilitation.”
hasten
