1. Meticulously
“We have observed him meticulously.” (pg. 62)
Guess: Carefully
Def: Taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough. (Adjective)
2. Integrity
“Integrity,” she said next.( pg. 62)
Guess: Kindness
Def: Honest, acknowledges the principles and soundness of moral. (Noun)
3. Transgressions
“Jonas has, like all of us, committed minor transgressions.” (pg. 62)
Guess: Changing personality
Def: Violation of laws, command, sin, etc. (Noun)
4. Chastisement
“We hoped, also, that he would present himself promptly for the chastisement, and he had always done so.” (pg. 62)
Guess: A ritual
Def: A rebuke or a strong reprimand. (Noun)
5. Dismayed
But he was a little dismayed that his schedule left no time, apparently, for recreation. (pg. 69)
Guess: Disappointed
Def: Sudden or complete loss of courage. (Noun)
6. Excruciating
Almost instantly the excruciating pain in his hand had diminished to the throb which was, now, all he could recall of the experience. (pg. 70)
Guess: Extreme
Def: Extreme pain, intense suffering. (Adjective)
7. Diminished
Almost instantly the excruciating pain in his hand had diminished to the throb which was, now, all he could recall of the experience. (pg. 70)
Guess: Gone away
Def: Lessen, decreased.
8. Conceivably
Now empowered to ask the questions of utmost rudeness – and promised answers – he could, conceivably (though it was almost unimaginable), ask someone, some adult, his father perhaps: “Do you lie?” (Pg. 71)
Guess: Cannot think of
Def: Imaginable (Adjective)
9. Magnitude
” But now you will be faced, now,” she explained gently,”with pain of a magnitude that none of us here can comprehend because it is beyond our experience.” (pg. 63)
Guess: a level of pain
Def: Greatness of sized or amount. (Noun)
10. Comprehend
” But now you will be faced, now,” she explained gently,”with pain of a magnitude that none of us here can comprehend because it is beyond our experience.” (pg. 63)
Guess: Explain
Def: To understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind;perceive:
Mike, it’s actually group 2 though. Anyways, you chose really great words and some of them are big words. I think that the word and definitions you gave me are very understandable. It really helps me understand what I’m reading better.
I like how you use big words to put here to help me understand the text more and easier because most of the word like Conceivably, Integrity…. etc I don’t really know what it mean
I don’t know the word conceivable, too. But I have learnt it from your list, thanks Mike.