Three Skeleton Key: by George G. Toudoze Vocabulary

Hordes Receding Fathom Edible Derisive

hordes a large crowd moving a loud uncontrolled way There were hordes of people inside the bus station.

hordes

receding if something you can see or hear recedes, it gets further and further away until it disappears The flood waters gradually began to recede in November.

receding

fathom to understand what something means after thinking about it carefully I still can’t fathom out what she meant.

edible something that is edible can be eaten These berries are edible, but those are poisonous.

dersive der i sivess showing that you think someone or something is stupid or silly The derisive laughter of the students made the boy feel embarrassed after he fell down.

definitions and sentences from: Longman Online Dictionaryhttp://