Word Watcher Chapter 2

1. clanked (page 24) noun. a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other

The doors clanked shut.

2. irrevocably (page 24) adjective. not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable

The doors were nailed, the way back irrevocably out off.

3. hermetically (page 24) adverb. so as to be airtight

The world had become a hermetically sealed cattle car.

4. pious (page 24) ?

Her husband was a pious man who spent most of his days and nights in the house of study.

5. abyss (page 24) noun. a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm

We were still trembling and with every screech of the wheels, we felt the abyss opening beneath us.

6. convoy (page 28) verb. to accompany or escort, usually for protection:

The convoy was rolling slowly.

7. caressed (page 23) verb. to touch or pat gently to show affection.

Freed of normal constraints, some of the young let go of their inhibitions and, under cover of darkness, caressed one another, without any thought of others, alone in the world.

8. withered (page 25) verb. to shrivel; fade; decay

Standing in the middle of the car, in the faint light filtering through the windows, she looked like a withered tree in the field of wheat,

9. lethal (page 26) adjective. of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; fatal

She recieved several blows to the head, blows that could have been lethal.

10. gnawing (page 27) noun. the act of a person or thing that gnaws

We returned to our places, shame in our souls but fear gnawing at us nevertheless.

-Michelle!