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City of Ember Ch. 1-2 Vocabulary. Endeavor endeavor – serious effort over time p. 2 “ Nothing about this endeavor is certain.”. Successor successor - One who follows another in office. P. 2 “ When she was old, and her time as mayor was up, she explained about the box to her successor.
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Endeavorendeavor – serious effort over timep. 2 “Nothing about this endeavor is certain.”
Successorsuccessor - One who follows another in office.P. 2 “When she was old, and her time as mayor was up, she explained about the box to her successor.
Frayedfrayed –Worn along the edge, usually referring to a fabricp. 6“…she was standing around the desk with her frayed shawl around her shoulders.”
Labyrinth labyrinth –mazep. 11 “Pipeworks Laborers worked below the storerooms in the deep labyrinth of tunnels that contained Ember’s water and sewer pipes.”
Scavengers scavengers – people who search through discarded items for something of valuep. 18 “She darted around obstacles-broken furniture,left for trash heaps orscavengers…”
Plummetingplummeting –falling straight downp. 20 “…but suddenly his hands slid and he came plummeting down.”
Reverberating reverberating – echoingp. 27 “From the clock tower of the Gathering Hall came a deep reverberating bong.
Disreputabledisreputable – not respectablep. 29 “I heard about the disreputable activities in which you were engaged Thursday last.”