Vocabulary Words of Chapter 16-26 of the Martian
incredulous
(of a person of their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something
contingency
a future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty
effigy
a sculpture or model of a person
inertia
a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged
abomination
a thing that causes disgust or hatred
efficiency
an action designed to achieve this
conflagration
an extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land of property
apertures
an opening, hole, or gap
conscious
aware of and responding to one's surroundings
counterintuitive
contrary to intuition or to common sense expectation
furrowed
deep wrinkle in the skin; make a rut, groove, or trail in the ground or the surface of something
rampant
(especially of something unwelcome or unpleasant) flourishing spreading unchecked
impunity
exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action
intrepid
fearless and adventurous
daunting
intimidating; seeing difficult to deal with anticipation
dissipation
lost or waste
corcuscated
of light flash or sparkle
infantile
of occurring among babies or very young children.
abject
of something bad experience or present to the maximum degree
ambient
relating to the immediate surroundings of something
latency
something that is there but isn't there; something that is present but isn't present
cached
stored away in hiding or for future use.
sublimation
substance from solid to gas without using liquid
tenacious
tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely
akimbo
with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward
connotation
Implied meaning; an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning