Vocabulary for Call It Courage
indifference - absence of anxiety or interest in respect to what is presented to the mind; unconcernedness, lack of interest, lack of concern, coldness
Page 8 - So the people drove him forth. Not by violence, but by indifference.
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impending - close in time; about to occur, looming, in the near future, awaiting, approaching, just round the corner
Page 8 - It was the season of hurricane and the people of Hikueru were nervous and ill at ease, charged, it seemed, with an almost animal awareness of impending storm.
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ominous - menacing; threatening, warning, boding evil, threatening, menacing, evil omen
Page 22 - It was an ominous, oppressive world at this season of storm.
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tumult - 1. Agitation of the mind or emotions,
befuddlement, blurring, chagrin, cluttering, commotion, disarranging,
distraction, dumbfounding, embarrassing, fluster, perplexing
2. A disorderly commotion or disturbance, commotion, confusion, disquiet,
madhouse, pandemonium, racket, shambles, uproar
Page 26 - The boy lost all sense of time's passage. Every nerve became dulled by tumult.
Page 33 - He was aroused at midnight by a thunderous tumult in his ears.
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premonition - a warning in advance; a forewarning, feeling, intuition, omen, sign
Page 46 - The boy stood there irresolute and uncertain. some premonition of danger kept him poised, alert, and wary.
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haunches - the part of the body comprising the hip, buttock, and upper thigh; in a squatting position
Page 51 - Propping the larger piece against a rock, he squatted on his haunches before it and gripped the small sliver in both hands.
Weary with the exertion, Mafatu settled back on his haunches and watched the leaping flame.
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deference - courteous respect, adoration, applause, appreciation, approval, esteem, honor, idolization, liking, marveling, praise, recognition, regard, reverence, valuing, wonderment, worship
Page 60 - The other sharks seemed to treat the hammerhead with deference.
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impaled - pierced with a sharp stake or point, stabbed, run through, skewered
Page 66 - The boar impaled itself, shoulder-deep, upon the spear.
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utmost - Of the highest or greatest degree, amount, or intensity; most extreme, highest, extreme, supreme, maximum, chief
Page 80 - Warily, moving with utmost caution, Mafatu crept out of the house.
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pursuit - the act or an instance of chasing or pursuing, hunt, search, quest, tracking down
Page 85 - Mafatu knew that it was only a question of minutes until the whole pack would be aroused and in pursuit.
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