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