Crispin+Vocabulary+Ch.+31~40

=****Crispin Vocabulary: Chapters 31~40****=

**Chapters 31~32**
 * 1) Luster (noun)-A glow of light (e.g. Gold has a lustrous sheen.)
 * 2) Enraptured (trans. v.)-To be greatly delighted (e.g. The fire breather’s movements enraptured the crowd.)
 * 3) Rueful (adj.)-Showing pity or sympathy (e.g. He looked rueful when he looked at the orphan.)
 * 4) Henceforward (adv.)-Archaic word for “from now on” (e.g. Henceforward, I don’t want you to use your wrists too much.)

**Chapter 33**
 * 1) Scudding (int. v.)-To move or run forward quickly (e.g. The clouds scudded across the sky.)
 * 2) Cloying (adj.)-Disgusting or distasteful; uncomfortable (e.g. The cloying air made some of the scouts vomit.)
 * 3) Disquiet (noun)-Lack of peace or quietness; uncomfortableness (e.g. The lack of people added to my disquiet.)
 * 4) Apothecary (noun)-A person who prepares and sells drugs and medicines for medical uses (e.g. We should go to the apothecary; he should have a medicine for your illness.)
 * 5) Irate (adj.)-Furious anger, usually intense and openly displayed (e.g. Just looking at the bully made me irate.)
 * 6) Score (noun)-A group of many things (e.g. Scores of goods lined the aisles of the shop.)
 * 7) Portcullis (noun)-A grating of iron hung over the gateway of a fortified place and lowered between grooves to prevent passage (e.g. The giant portcullis looked like teeth ready to bite.)

**Chapter 34**
 * 1) Timorous (adj.)-Having a timid disposition (e.g. Just looking at the large crowd made me timorous.)
 * 2) Palpable (adj.)-Easily noticeable or perceptible; very obvious (e.g. He let loose a palpable sigh of relief at the thought of being able to meet his cousin tomorrow.)
 * 3) Din (noun)-A very loud and continued noise (e.g. I wasn’t able to hear you over that din.)
 * 4) Portentous (adj.)-Causing excitement, amazement, or wonder (e.g. In this town, strangers are truly rare and very portentous.)
 * 5) Cacophony (noun)-A loud and harsh sound (e.g. The cacophony of him strumming the guitar aimlessly hurt my ears.)