Unit 3: Novel Study: The Road, Pages 176–287

25 words 0 learners

Learn words with Flashcards and other activities

Other learning activities

Answer a few questions on each word. Use this to prep for your next quiz! Compete with other teams in real-time to see who answers the most questions correctly! Test your spelling acumen. Read the definition, listen to the word and try spelling it!

Teaching tools

Create and assign quizzes to your students to test their vocabulary. Assign learning activities including Practice, Vocabulary Jams and Spelling Bees to your students, and monitor their progress in real-time.

Full list of words from this list:

words only definitions & notes
  1. eroded
    worn away as by water or ice or wind
  2. commence
    take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
  3. transit
    a journey
  4. pilgrim
    someone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of devotion
  5. level
    aim at
  6. fey
    suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness
  7. vertical
    at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
  8. collective
    done by or characteristic of individuals acting together
  9. accommodate
    have room for; hold without crowding
  10. vigilant
    carefully observant or attentive
  11. myriad
    a large indefinite number
  12. stagnant
    not growing or changing; without force or vitality
  13. occur
    come to one's mind
  14. windfall
    a sudden happening that brings good fortune
  15. emerge
    come out into view, as from concealment
  16. cascade
    a succession of stages, processes, or units
  17. cease
    put an end to a state or an activity
  18. exposed
    with no protection or shield
  19. outcast
    a person who is rejected (from society or home)
  20. sobering
    tending to make someone serious and thoughtful
  21. mindless
    devoid of intelligence or good sense
  22. contract
    become smaller or draw together
  23. collapse
    fall apart
  24. vaguely
    in an unclear way
  25. derelict
    worn and broken down by hard use
Created on December 7, 2020 (updated December 15, 2020)

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.