Sunday, November 4, 2012

And the Water Turned to Blood Lit Circle Chapters 7-8 (Vocabulary)


Disingenuous (adj.): Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
Parochial (adj.): Narrowly restricted in scope or outlook; provincial
Endemic (adj.): Native to or confined to a certain region
Turbid (adj.): Having sediment or foreign particles stirred up or suspended; muddy
Eutrophic (adj.): Having waters rich in mineral and organic nutrients that promote a proliferation of plant life, especially algae, which reduces the dissolved oxygen content and often causes the extinction of other organisms. Used of a lake or pond.
Galleys (noun) [plural]: a long tray, usually of metal, used for holding composed type
Bedlam (noun): a place or situation of noisy uproar and confusion
Errata (noun) [plural]: an error in printing or writing
Narcotic (noun): an addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior, and usually induces sleep or stupor
Effluent (adj.):  a discharge of liquid waste, as from a factory or nuclear plant