The Five People You Meet in Heaven Vocabulary
Turquoise
a blue to gray green mineral
Silver Nitrate
a colorless solid, soluble in water, formerly used in photography
Uniformity
a condition in which everything is regular and unvarying
Thrumming
a continuous rhythmic humming sound
Sneering
a facial expression of contempt or scorn
Jetty
a landing stage or small pier
Javelin
a light spear thrown in a competitive sport or as a weapon
Lathe
a machine for shaping wood, metal, or other material
Flume
a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
Barker
a person who stands in front of a theater, sideshow, etc., and calls out to passersby to attract customers
Pier
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles
Promenade
a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
Portfolio
a range of investments held by a person or organization
Tarantella
a rapid whirling dance originating in southern Italy
Bandolier
a shoulder-belt with loops or pockets for cartridges
Cadmium
a silvery-white metal
Pulley
a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction of point of application of a force applied to the rope
Turret
a small tower extending above a building
Maintenance
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
Participatory
affording the opportunity for individual participation
Porous
allowing passage in and out
Barren
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless
Roustabouts
an unskilled or casual laborer
Commodity
articles of commerce
Scant
barely sufficient or adequate
Initiate
bring to being
Limber
capable of moving or bending freely
Deliberate
carefully thought out in advance
Wistfully
characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning
Protocol
code of correct conduct
Solace
comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness
Razed
completely destroy
Murky
dark and gloomy
Meager
deficient in amount or quality or extent
Insistent
demanding attention
Stark
devoid of adornment
Aspire
direct one's hopes or ambitions toward achieving something
Tousle
disarrange or rumple
Grotesque
distorted and unnatural in shape or size
Sheepishly
embarrassed or bashful
Incandescent
emitting light as a result of being heated
Protruded
extended out or projected in space
Gravity
extreme or alarming importance; seriousness
Endure
face and withstand courage
Sweatshop
factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions
Plummet
fall or drop straight down at high speed
Haltingly
faltering or hesitation, especially in speech
Relent
give in, as to influence or pressure
Vouched
give personal assurance
Deteriorate
grow worse
Pristine
immaculately clean and unused
Gingerly
in a careful or cautious manner
Conjoined
join; combine
Mundane
lacking interest or excitement; dull
Burly
large and strong; heavily built
Gaunt
lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age
Leering
look or gaze in an unpleasant way
Expire
lose validity
Cacophony
loud confusing disagreeable sounds
Belittle
make (someone or something) seem unimportant.
Winces
make a face indicating disgust or dislike
Mottled
mark with spots or smears of color
Intersect
meet at a point
Melded
mixing together of different elements
Nimble
moving quickly and lightly
Churning
moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation
Adjacent
nearest in space or position
Oblivious
not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one
Misshapen
not having the normal or natural shape or form
Tawny
of an orange-brown or yellowish-brown color
Sapphire
of something having the color of a blue sapphire
Shingles
painful rash
Navigate
plan and direct the route or course
Feign
pretend to be affected by a feeling
Pursed
pucker or contract,lips, typically to express disapproval or irritation
Hoist
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
Abhor
regard with disgust and hatred
Shamed
showing a sense of guilt
Sprawled
sit or lie with one's limb spread out
Kiosk
small areas set off by walls for special use
Anguish
suffer great pain or distress
Retaliate
take revenge for a perceived wrong
Flux
the action or process of flowing or flowing out
Perversion
the alteration of something from its original course, meaning, or state to a distortion or corruption of what was first intended
Complexion
the natural color, texture, and appearance of a person's skin, especially of the face
Carnage
the savage and excessive killing of many people
Seethes
to be filled with intense but unexpressed anger
Impotent
unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless
Obliged
under moral obligation to do something
Lanky
ungracefully thin and tall
Sallow
unhealthy looking
Vacant
unoccupied; empty
Iridescent
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
Laudable
worthy of high praise