Unit 6: Selection Vocabulary 4

This list covers "How Hare Drank Boiling Water and Married the Beautiful Princess" and Children of Blood and Bone.
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  1. bewilder
    cause to be confused emotionally
    The king and the princess tried very hard to listen to everyone, but it was all very bewildering, and neither of them knew whom to choose.
  2. divine
    locate as if by supernatural means
    Tortoise was known throughout the land as a great diviner, and rumor had it that he could make boiling water taste fresh and cool.
  3. venerable
    profoundly honored
    By the power of my venerable elders,
    The distinguished fellowship of diviners,
    May I carry the day, for a change!
  4. feigned
    not genuine
    Then, he lowered the pot slowly to his lips and, with an expression of feigned agony, drank the water to the last drop.
  5. acknowledge
    express recognition of the presence or existence of
    The crowd let out a great cheer as they rushed forward to acknowledge the hero.
  6. weathered
    worn by exposure to the elements
    Mama Agba’s weathered voice breaks through the silence.
  7. evident
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
    Though the warning is evident in Mama Agba’s voice, I can’t bring myself to move.
  8. emerge
    come out into view, as from concealment
    Her killer instinct emerges.
  9. intervene
    get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action
    Though Yemi turns to Mama Agba to intervene, she doesn’t have time to complain.
  10. nausea
    the state that precedes vomiting
    I stumble back and hunch over, wheezing as nausea climbs up my throat.
Created on Fri Nov 13 12:52:41 EST 2020 (updated Fri Nov 20 09:33:48 EST 2020)

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