Unit 3: Novel Study: As I Lay Dying, Parts 1–3

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  1. dilapidated
    in a state of decay, ruin, or deterioration
  2. undulation
    wavelike motion
  3. rigid
    incapable of or resistant to bending
  4. bear
    support or hold in a certain manner
  5. brogan
    a thick and heavy shoe
  6. myriad
    a large indefinite number
  7. withers
    the highest part of the back at the base of an animal's neck
  8. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  9. notion
    a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
  10. portentous
    of momentous or ominous significance
  11. phenomenon
    a remarkable person, thing, or development
  12. abject
    showing humiliation or submissiveness
  13. reproach
    express criticism towards
  14. approbation
    official recognition or commendation
  15. composed
    serenely self-possessed and free from agitation
  16. ubiquity
    the state of being everywhere at once
  17. adjacent
    having a common boundary or edge
  18. dynamic
    characterized by action or forcefulness of personality
  19. ultimate
    being the last or concluding element of a series
  20. tranquil
    not agitated
  21. quaver
    a tremulous sound
  22. slough
    a stagnant swamp
  23. volitional
    with deliberate intention
  24. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  25. diminish
    decrease in size, extent, or range
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