Collection 4: The Night Face Up

As you read Julio Cortazar's "The Night Face Up," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 10's Collection 4: poems by Emily Dickinson, Coming to Our Senses, The Night Face Up, The Math Instinct, Musee des Beaux Arts
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  1. vestibule
    a large entrance or reception room or area
  2. ministry
    where the business of a government department is transacted
  3. solace
    the comfort felt when consoled in times of disappointment
  4. lucid
    capable of thinking in a clear and consistent manner
  5. chloroform
    a volatile liquid haloform ; formerly used as an anesthetic
  6. bivouac
    temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
  7. fen
    low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation
  8. opera glasses
    an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes
  9. amulet
    a trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil
  10. beneficent
    doing or producing good
  11. consecrate
    render holy by means of religious rites
  12. duodenum
    the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum
  13. acolyte
    a devoted follower or assistant
  14. translucent
    allowing light to pass through diffusely
  15. immobile
    not capable of movement or of being moved
Created on Mon Jul 14 23:38:24 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Jul 24 11:32:45 EDT 2014)

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