The Wonder Island boys

by Roger T. Finlay

Accelerated.	Quickened; hurried.
Acquiesced.	Agreed to.
Admonished.	Warned; notified to be careful, or concerning an event.
Affirmed.	Proven; shown that the statement was true.
Alternative.	Either one or the other.
Anointing.	The rite of applying oil for the purpose of setting apart an individual for a certain purpose.
Aphasia.	The disease which causes loss of memory.
Appellation.	The term used to designate a name of a person.
Archeological.	Relating to the science of antiquities.
Arsenal.	A store house of weapons and ammunition.
Arteries.	The ducts in the body which carry the blood from the heart.
Averting.	The act of preventing; keeping from doing things.
Bacterial.	Pertaining to the infection of the blood or system by poisonous germs.
Cavalcade.	A parade; originally a troop of horsemen.
Cessation.	The act of quitting or stopping.
Cementing.	Bringing together; to cause to adhere.
Circulatory.	The term applied to anything which has free movement.
Circulation.	Applied to the movement of the blood through the arteries and veins.
Coveted.	Wished for; usually applied to a wrongful desire to take something from another.
Climatic.	Pertaining to the seasons or the weather.
Characterized.	Named; designated.
Cohesion.	Attracted; sticking together.
Consternation.	Awe; fear; afraid of consequences.
Consecrated.	Set apart for a purpose or a use.
Coagulated.	To curdle or form into a clot.
Confederate.	An ally; a friend in the same cause.
Concord.	In agreement with. Having the same feelings.
Congenial.	Friendly feeling; pleasant relations.
Congested.	To collect in a mass; an unhealthy accumulation.
Cowered.	Subdued; made to feel fear.
Cooperative.	The joining together for a mutual aid or encouragement.
Concerted.	Acting together.
Coalition.	The term applied to the uniting of various parties to effect a purpose in concert.
Deference.	Showing obedience, or willingness; to yield.
Delectable.	Pleasant; agreeable; satisfactory.
Detour.	Going around; making a sweeping movement about a certain point.
Detached.	Taken away from; separated from others.
Decomposition.	To go back into its original elements.
Derange.	Out of order; not in proper condition.
Desist.	To stop; to quit.
Depicted.	Explained, either by words or pictures.
Depleted.	To reduce; to lessen; to take away from.
Dissecting.	To cut apart or to pieces.
Disorganize.	To make disorderly; to badly arrange.
Diplomatic.	The term used to designate the science of conducting negotiations wisely.
Discerned.	Noticed; observed.
Diagnosed.	The course of a disease noted and discovered.
Exuberance.	Elated; exceedingly happy.
Eluding.	To avoid; to get away from.
Encounter.	To meet; to come into contact with.
Enveloping.	A term applied to a military movement, which has reference to a force surrounding or encircling another.
Extract.	To take out of; to obtain the essence.
Execution.	To perform; to carry out.
Exacted.	To demand of; to require some particular thing.
Facilitate.	To hurry up; speedily doing a thing.
Faction.	A small party or portion of a main body or people.
Gesticulate.	Bodily motions which indicate excitement, or a desire to impart information.
Gratification.	Satisfaction over the outcome; agreeable feeling.
Gruesome.	An object which excites loathsome feelings.
Groin.	The fold or crease where the thigh joins the abdomen.
Guttural.	Of or pertaining to the throat.
Hazardous.	Involving danger, risk or loss.
Hemorrhages.	Discharge of blood from a wounded blood vessel.
Hilarity.	Being jubilant; happy; joyous.
Imperious.	In a haughty manner.
Immeasurably.	Beyond measure; a large amount or quantity.
Impression.	An effect produced.
Initiative.	To start; to make the first effort.
Instinct.	A mental knowledge which precedes actual information.
Intuitively.	Knowing a thing without being directly told.
Injunction.	To warn; to advise concerning.
Inflamed.	The term applied to a portion of the body where the blood by congestion causes redness. Also exciting another to do a certain thing.
Infection.	To communicate a thing or a disease to another.
Incautiously.	Without much care; or in an unwise manner.
Intimately.	Closely associated with.
Inaction.	Quiet; not vigorous.
Injection.	To insert into; to place within.
Interred.	Buried.
Invariable.	The same; without any change.
Invasion.	To enter; to come into.
Incumbent.	Necessary; desirable.
Inaccessible.	Not easily gotten at; difficult to approach.
Insisted.	To continuing a request.
Intervening.	Placing between; something interposed.
Incantation.	The saying or singing of magical words, in a religious ceremony.
Intercept.	To go between; that which is cut off.
Infinite.	Without end; continuous.
Inventory.	To list; to take stock or account of.
Indignant.	Anger or scorn aroused by a wrong.
Isolation.	Left alone; without company.
Jargon.	Confused; unintelligible speech.
Limitation.	A small amount; a definite portion or part.
Malignant.	Having or exhibiting extreme viciousness.
Modified.	Changed to suit; newly arranged.
Momentary.	For the time being only.
Numerically.	Judged by numbers.
Nutriment.	Substances necessary to sustain life.
Obliterate.	To wipe out; to extinguish.
Obeisance.	To bow to; acknowledgment of superiority.
Obnoxious.	Unsavory; not pleasant; objectionable.
Parley.	To talk with; conference.
Paralysis.	A species of disease, wherein the motor nerves are deranged and made useless.
Pantomimic.	A show wherein the features and actions are designed to describe or display words or intentions.
Perplexities.	Difficulties not easily surmounted in the mind.
Peremptory.	Determined order; decision without delay.
Perceptible.	Noticeable: easily seen.
Perceived.	Something readily noticed.
Physique.	Pertaining to the outlines of the human form.
Physical.	Relating to the characteristics of the body.
Portable.	That which may be moved.
Presumption.	That which is judged from a certain act or thing.
Proximity.	Close to; very near.
Prediction.	Stating what will happen as a consequence, or in the future.
Privation.	Being denied what is necessary for comfort or convenience.
Pronounced.	Very evident; something that is plain.
Precaution.	Taking care; the act of making sure.
Protracted.	Stretching out; continuing for some time.
Putrefaction.	Matter which is in a state of decomposition, or being disorganized.
Recess.	A space cut out of material. Also an interim.
Refrain.	To keep from; to avoid.
Reluctantly.	Not willingly; drawing back.
Restraining.	Holding back; to keep from.
Reciprocate.	To repay; to do an act in exchange for another.
Reconnoiter.	To examine, or make preliminary survey of in military operations.
Recreation.	To put in its former condition.
Reinstalled.	To put in the same condition it was designed to be placed; to set up again.
Reversing.	In the opposite direction.
Reconciliation.	To have the affections restored; an agreement.
Requisition.	A demand; something that is required.
Reproachful.	Looking on the act of another with sorrow.
Resentment.	The act of repaying another for a wrong, or for some deed.
Rudimentary.	The elements which originally form the subject of matters of things.
Ruptured.	Breaking; torn; to rend asunder.
Saponify.	To convert into soap by the action of an alkali.
Semi-tropical.	Pertaining to or characteristics of regions near the tropics.
Septic.	That which is productive of putrefaction.
Sortie.	A rush upon a foe.
Spinal Column.	The backbone.
Species.	A group of animals or plants, which have slight changes from each other.
Speculation.	The act of man to theorize on certain subjects. Also business of investing and carrying on trade.
Surveyed.	Looking over. Also to lay out or describe meets and bounds.
Supremacy.	Having the power; one capable of commanding.
Stratagems.	The art of arranging troops. The act of planning.
Synthetic.	Making up from original elements. The opposite of analysis.
Symptoms.	Indications; in illness, the appearance of the body.
Talisman.	Something that produces or is capable of producing a wonderful effect.
Tissues.	The parts of the body, like the flesh and muscles.
Toxic.	A poison; that which has an effect like alcohol.
Tribute.	To give what is due; to repay.
Trepidity.	Trembling with fear.
Traversed.	Traveled over.
Tracts.	A term applied to the veins, pores, arteries, or any other ducts or passages in the body.
Tumult.	An uproar; a commotion.
Unique.	Something out of the ordinary.
Unstable.	That which is not rigid; yielding.
Vanished.	Gone out of sight; that which has left.
Vanquished.	Beaten; defeated.
Vantage.	A position of superiority; an advantage.
Venom.	Poison; that which has an ill effect; also applied to a wish which indicates harm.
Virulent.	Extreme; the desire to do wrong.
Vindictive.	An act which shows a design to do a wrong.
Voluble.	Very talkative.

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