The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

Trent W.
Words from story on page 58 Elements of Lit.
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  1. transfixed
    having your attention fixated as though witchcraft
  2. intelligible
    capable of being apprehended or understood
  3. assent
    agree or express agreement
  4. intimidated
    made scared or fearful as by threats
  5. defiant
    boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
  6. idiosyncrasy
    a behavioral attribute peculiar to an individual
  7. menace
    something that is a source of danger
  8. converging
    the act of converging (coming closer)
  9. explicit
    precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
  10. variation
    the process of being or becoming different
Created on Mon Sep 08 07:16:30 EDT 2008

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