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Vocabulary for The City of Ember

Vocabulary for The City of Ember. Endeavor. A conscientious  effort toward an end; an earnest attempt; try; effort. Plummet . To fall straight down; plunge; nose-dive; crash down; tumble. hoist. To raise or haul up with or as if with the help of a mechanical apparatus; heave; lift.

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Vocabulary for The City of Ember

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  1. Vocabulary for The City of Ember

  2. Endeavor • A conscientious  effort toward an end; an earnest attempt; try; effort

  3. Plummet • To fall straight down; plunge; nose-dive; crash down; tumble

  4. hoist • To raise or haul up with or as if with the help of a mechanical apparatus; heave; lift

  5. methodically • Characterized by ordered and systematic habits or behavior; logically; carefully; precisely; meticulously

  6. flank • The right or left side of a military formation

  7. vague • Indistinctly felt, perceived, understood, or recalled; hazy; unclear; fuzzy

  8. strewn • To spread here and there; scatter

  9. The City of Ember • Vocabulary Part 2

  10. Lurk The City of Ember • Vocabulary Part 2 • To move furtively; sneak; lie in wait; hang about; creep around

  11. egress • A path or opening for going out; an exit; door; outlet

  12. convoluted • Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; complex; elaborate; intricate

  13. vicious • Spiteful; malicious; nasty; cruel; mean; spiteful

  14. refugees • One who flees in search of refuge, as in times of war, political oppression, or religious persecution; person in exile

  15. catastrophe • A sudden violent change in the earth's surface; a cataclysm; calamity; devastation; ruin; disaster

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