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Vocabulary for The City of Ember. Endeavor. A conscientious effort toward an end; an earnest attempt; try; effort. Plummet . To fall straight down; plunge; nose-dive; crash down; tumble. hoist. To raise or haul up with or as if with the help of a mechanical apparatus; heave; lift.
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Endeavor • A conscientious effort toward an end; an earnest attempt; try; effort
Plummet • To fall straight down; plunge; nose-dive; crash down; tumble
hoist • To raise or haul up with or as if with the help of a mechanical apparatus; heave; lift
methodically • Characterized by ordered and systematic habits or behavior; logically; carefully; precisely; meticulously
flank • The right or left side of a military formation
vague • Indistinctly felt, perceived, understood, or recalled; hazy; unclear; fuzzy
strewn • To spread here and there; scatter
The City of Ember • Vocabulary Part 2
Lurk The City of Ember • Vocabulary Part 2 • To move furtively; sneak; lie in wait; hang about; creep around
egress • A path or opening for going out; an exit; door; outlet
convoluted • Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; complex; elaborate; intricate
vicious • Spiteful; malicious; nasty; cruel; mean; spiteful
refugees • One who flees in search of refuge, as in times of war, political oppression, or religious persecution; person in exile
catastrophe • A sudden violent change in the earth's surface; a cataclysm; calamity; devastation; ruin; disaster