Three Skeleton Key: by George G. Toudoze

Vocabulary

HordesRecedingFathomEdibleDerisive

hordes

hor de s

a large crowd moving a loud uncontrolled way

There were hordes of people inside the bus station.

hordes

receding

re ced ing

if something you can see or hear recedes, it gets further and further away until it disappears

The flood waters gradually began to recede in November.

receding

fathom

fath om

to understand what something means after thinking about it carefully

I still can’t fathom out what she meant.

edible

ed i ble

something that is edible can be eaten

These berries are edible, but those are poisonous.

dersive

der i sivess

showing that you think someone or something is stupid or silly

The derisive laughter of the students made the boy feel embarrassed after he fell down.

definitions and sentences from: Longman Online Dictionaryhttp://www.ldoceonline.com/