“The Leap” Vocab

Trapeze (n.)

a swing used by circus acrobats

Encroaching (v.)

trespassing, intruding

Cataracts (pl. n.)

clouding of the lens of the eyes

Flair (n.)

a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style

Whiff (n.)

a slight smell of something

Replica (n.)

a copy or reproduction, especially one on a smaller scale than the original

Commemorates (v.)

honors a memory

Instantaneously (adv)

immediately

Plumed (adj.)

Adorned with feathers

Vignette (n.)

a short scene or story

Calibrated (adj.)

marked with measurements, smooth the parts of the machine

Radiance (n.)

the quality or state of being radiant; brightness

Edifice (n.)

a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building

Jabbed (v.)

made a poking or punching movement

Extricating (v.)

setting free; removing from a difficult situation

Hemorrhaged (v.)

lose a great amount of blood

Egocentrism (n.)

the preoperational child's difficulty taking another's point of view, self centered

Idle (adj.)

Not active or in use

Etched (v.)

cut or impressed into a surface

Weathering (v.)

wear away or change the appearance or texture of (something) by long exposure to the air.

Porous (adj.)

full of tiny holes, permeable

Confinement (n.)

imprisonment

Illiterate (adj.)

unable to read or write

Broadened (v.)

become larger in distance from side to side; widen.

Constricting (adj.)

Preventing freedom of movement; limiting

Creosote (n.)

a product made from tree resin that is used as a wood coating and preservative

Culprit (n.)

one responsible for a crime

Vigorous (adj.)

done with power, force or energy

Breadth (n.)

width

Complied (v.)

carried out or fulfilled a request, cooperated

Ascend (v.)

to move upward, to rise from a lower station

Tentative (adj.)

uncertain, hesitant

Looming (v.)

appearing large and scary