Vocabulary Blog Two

‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
65 pages read

1. Page 5- Blotting: dry (a wet surface or substance) using an absorbent material

2. Page 6- Quaint: attractively unusual or old-fashioned

3. Page 9- Unanimous: (of two or more people) fully in agreement.

4. Page 12- Referendum: a general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision

5. Page 12- Avidity: extreme eagerness or enthusiasm

6.  Page 14- Stigmata: a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person

7. Page 19- Carbine: a light automatic rifle

8. Page 20- Pillion: a seat for a passenger behind a motorcyclist

9. Page 20- Cupola: a small dome, especially a small dome on a drum on top of a larger dome, adorning a roof or ceiling

10. Page 23- Pulped: crush into a soft, shapeless mass

11. Page 29- Puritanical: practicing or affecting strict religious or moral behavior
12. Page 39- Bicentennial: the two hundredth anniversary of a significant event
13. Page 39- Prosaic: having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty
14. Page 40- Dour: relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance

15. Page 40- Ominous: giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious

16. Page 40- Personage: a person (often used to express their significance, importance, or elevated status).

17. Page 42- Exurban: region or settlement that lies outside a city and usually beyond its suburbs and that often is inhabited chiefly by well-to-do families

18. Page 42- Stodgy: dull and uninspired

19. Page 45- Epithet: an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned

20. Page 46- Grotto: a small picturesque cave, especially an artificial one in a park or garden

21. Page 47- Perturbed: anxious or unsettled; upset

22. Page 52- Trellis: a framework of light wooden or metal bars, chiefly used as a support for fruit trees or climbing plants

23. Page 57- Levity: humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect.