Something Wicked this Way ComesBY: RAY BRADBURY

Honors English IIMrs. Davis

Abridge1. to shorten by omissions while retaining

the basic contents: to abridge a reference book.

2. to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, authority, etc.; diminish; curtail: to abridge a visit; to abridge one's freedom.

3. to deprive; cut off.

Ardor1. great warmth of feeling; fervor;

passion: She spoke persuasively and with ardor.

2. intense devotion, eagerness, or enthusiasm; zeal: his well-known ardor for Chinese art.

3. burning heat.

Calliope Also called steam organ. a musical

instrument consisting of a set of harsh-sounding steam whistles that are activated by a keyboard.

Corporal1. of the human body; bodily; physical:

corporal suffering.2. Zoology. of the body proper, as

distinguished from the head and limbs.3. personal: corporal possession.

Exemplary1. worthy of imitation; commendable: exemplary

conduct.2. serving as a warning: an exemplary penalty.3. serving as an illustration or specimen;

illustrative; typical: The sentences read are exemplary of the style of the essay as a whole.

4. serving as a model or pattern: The authoritative and exemplary text of the work is in the Bodleian Library at Oxford University.

5. of, pertaining to, or composed of exempla: the exemplary literature of the medieval period.

Malodorous having an unpleasant or offensive odor;

smelling bad: a malodorous swamp.

Perambulate to walk through, about, or over; travel

through; traverse.

Salve1. a medicinal ointment for healing or

relieving wounds and sores.2. anything that soothes, mollifies, or

relieves.

Spasm1. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary

muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)

2. any sudden, brief spell of great energy, activity, feeling, etc.

Spurious not genuine, authentic, or true; not from

the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.

Forbearance1. the act of forbearing; a refraining from

something.2. forbearing conduct or quality; patient

endurance; self-control.3. an abstaining from the enforcement of

a right.4. a creditor's giving of indulgence after

the day originally fixed for payment.

Agglomerative gathered together into a cluster or

mass.

Assay to examine or analyze: to assay a

situation; to assay an event.

Clairvoyant having or claiming to have the power of

seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision: Not being clairvoyant, I did not foresee the danger of ignoring her advice.

psychic

Discursive1. passing aimlessly from one subject to

another; digressive; rambling.2. proceeding by reasoning or argument

rather than intuition.

Jovial endowed with or characterized by a

hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.

Menagerie1. a collection of wild or unusual animals,

especially for exhibition.2. a place where they are kept or

exhibited.3. an unusual and varied group of people

or things; a collection.

Physiognomy1. the face or countenance, especially

when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.

2. the outward appearance of anything, taken as offering some insight into its character: the physiognomy of a nation.

Slapstick broad comedy characterized by

boisterous action, as the throwing of pies in actors' faces, mugging, and obvious farcical situations and jokes.

Subterranean1. existing, situated, or operating below

the surface of the earth; underground.2. existing or operating out of sight or

secretly; hidden or secret.

Irascible easily provoked to anger; very irritable:

an irascible old man.

Tenacious1. holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm

hold (often followed by of):a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.

2. highly retentive: a tenacious memory.3. pertinacious, persistent, stubborn, or

obstinate.4. adhesive or sticky; viscous or glutinous.5. holding together; cohesive; not easily pulled

asunder; tough.

Amoral1. not involving questions of right or

wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.

2. having no moral standards, restraints, or principles; unaware of or indifferent to questions of right or wrong: a completely amoral person.

Brazen shameless or impudent: brazen

presumption.

Concussion1. pathology. injury to the brain or spinal

cord due to jarring from a blow, fall, or the like.

2. shock caused by the impact of a collision, blow, etc.

3. the act of violently shaking or jarring.

Effulgence a brilliant radiance; a shining forth.

Juggernaut any large, overpowering, destructive

force or object, as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team.

Pandemonium1. wild uproar or unrestrained disorder;

tumult or chaos.2. a place or scene of riotous uproar or

utter chaos.3. (often initial capital letter) the abode of

all the demons.

Quench1. to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst,

desires, passion, etc.).2. to put out or extinguish (fire, flames,

etc.).3. to cool suddenly by plunging into a

liquid, as in tempering steel by immersion in water.

4. to subdue or destroy; overcome; quell: to quench an uprising.

Sough1. to make a rushing, rustling, or

murmuring sound: the wind soughing in the meadow.

2. to speak, especially to preach, in a whining, singsong voice.

3. a sighing, rustling, or murmuring sound.

Tumult1. violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of

a crowd or mob; uproar: The tumult reached its height during the premier's speech.

2. a general outbreak, riot, uprising, or other disorder: The tumult moved toward the embassy.

3. highly distressing agitation of mind or feeling; turbulent mental or emotional disturbance: His placid facade failed to conceal the tumult of his mind.

Dirge1. a funeral song or tune, or one expressing

mourning in commemoration of the dead.2. any composition resembling such a song or

tune in character, as a poem of lament for the dead or solemn, mournful music: Tennyson's dirge for the Duke of Wellington.

3. a mournful sound resembling a dirge: The autumn wind sang the dirge of summer.