The secret life of bees Vocab
Gizzard
A think- walled, muscular pouch in the lower stomach of many birds and reptiles that grinds food.
Precisely
Being exactly that and neither more nor less, definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed.
Pomade
Dressing for hair; put pomade on.
Simultaneously
Existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent.
Organdy
Fine fabric.
Ingenious
Inventive, clever and effective.
Percolator
Pot for brewing coffee
Jilted
Reject Lover, somebody who rejects lover.
Reenactment
The act of enacting. The state or fact of being enacted. Something that is enacted; a law or statute. A single provision of a law.
High- Caliber
The diameter of the inside of a round cylinder such as a tube
Orka
The pods, used in soups, stews, ect.
Hibernate
To pass winter asleep, to become less active.
Racist
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
Plaited
a braid
Kudzu
a fast-growing Chinese and Japanese climbing vine, Pueraria lobata, of the legume family, now widespread in the southern U.S., having tuberous, starchy roots and stems: used for fiber, as food and forage, and to prevent soil erosion.
Premonition
a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment
Trough
a long, narrow, open receptacle, usually boxlike in shape, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals.
Bolstered
a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
Specimen
a part or an individual taken as exemplifying a whole mass or number; a typical animal, plant, mineral, part, etc.
Amnesiac
a person affected by amnesia
Apprentice
a person who works for another in order to learn a trade
Voodoo
a polytheistic religion practiced chiefly by West Indians, deriving principally from African cult worship and containing elements borrowed from the Catholic religion
Denomination
a religious group, usually including many local churches, often larger than a sect.
Shackled
a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.
Sprig
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
consternation
a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion or dismay.
Cowlick
a tuft of hair that grows in a direction different from that of the rest of the hair.
Ritual
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
Stethoscope
an instrument used in auscultation to convey sounds in the chest or other parts of the body to the ear of the examiner
Catacombs
an underground cemetery, esp. one consisting of tunnels and rooms with recesses dug out for coffins and tombs.
Cicada
any large homopterous insect of the family Cicadidae, the male of which produces a shrill sound by means of vibrating membranes on the underside of the abdomen.
Gawky
awkward; ungainly; clumsy
Unruffled
calm; not emotionally upset or agitated; steady; unflustered.
The Assumption
celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Righteous
characterized by uprightness or morality.
Grits
coarsely ground hominy, boiled and sometimes then fried, eaten as a breakfast dish or as a side dish with meats.
Disoriented
confused as to time or place; out of touch
elusive
eluding clear perception or complete mental grasp. Hard to express or define: an elusive concept.
Plagues
epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence
Presumptuous
full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought.
Inferno
hell, the infernal regions, fire
Bona fide
made, done, presented
catcall
shrill, whistle- like sound or loud raucous shout made to express disapproval at a theater, meeting, ect.
Saturated
soaked, impregnated, or imbued thoroughly; charged thoroughly or completely; brought to a state of saturation.
Peculiar
strange; queer; odd
Indignation
strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger.
Mourning
the act of a person who mourns; sorrowing or lamentation.
Commissioned
the act of committing or giving in charge
Salvation
the act of saving or protecting from harm, risk, loss, or destruction.
Perimeter
the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
Ambrosia
the food of the gods.
Parsonage
the residence of a member of the clergy, as provided by the parish or church.
Immunity
the state of being immune from or insusceptible to a particular disease or the like.
madonna
the virgin mary
Moping
to be sunk in dejection or listless apathy; sulk; brood. To make dejected, listless, or apathetic. A person who mopes or is given to moping.
Wafted
to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water, to send or convey lightly, as if in flight, to signal to, summon, or direct by waving.
Ponder
to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often fol. by over or upon)
Deflated
to depress or reduce (a person or a person's ego, hopes, spirits, etc.); puncture; dash.
Accommodate
to do a kindness or a favor to; oblige.
Snuff
to draw in through the nose by inhaling. To draw air into the nostrils by inhaling, as to smell something; snuffle. (Noun) An act of snuffing; an inhalation through the nose; a sniff.
Beseeching
to implore urgently.
Contemplate
to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully
Taunting
to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.
unraveling
to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, ect.
Blaspheme
to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things). To speak evil of; slander; abuse.
Sauntered
to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll.
Orneriness
ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper.
oblivious
unmindful; unconscious; unaware
Oblivious
unmindful; unconscious; unaware.
Miniscule
very small; tiny
Exertion
vigorous action or effort
Beserk
violently or destructively frenzied; wild; crazed; deranged.
Lattice work
work consisting of crossed strips usually arranged in a diagonal pattern of open spaces.