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