1. Something Wicked this Way Comes BY: RAY BRADBURY Honors English II Mrs. Davis

2. Abridge 1. to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents: to abridge a reference book. 2. to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, authority, etc.; diminish; curtail: to abridge a visit; to abridge one's freedom. 3. to deprive; cut off.

3. Ardor 1. great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion: She spoke persuasively and with ardor. 2. intense devotion, eagerness, or enthusiasm; zeal: his well-known ardor for Chinese art. 3. burning heat.

4. Calliope  Also called steam organ. a musical instrument consisting of a set of harsh- sounding steam whistles that are activated by a keyboard. steam organ

5. Corporal 1. of the human body; bodily; physical: corporal suffering. 2. Zoology. of the body proper, as distinguished from the head and limbs. 3. personal: corporal possession.

6. Exemplary 1. worthy of imitation; commendable: exemplary conduct. 2. serving as a warning: an exemplary penalty. 3. serving as an illustration or specimen; illustrative; typical: The sentences read are exemplary of the style of the essay as a whole. 4. serving as a model or pattern: The authoritative and exemplary text of the work is in the Bodleian Library at Oxford University. 5. of, pertaining to, or composed of exempla: the exemplary literature of the medieval period.

7. Malodorous  having an unpleasant or offensive odor; smelling bad: a malodorous swamp.

8. Perambulate  to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.

9. Salve 1. a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores. 2. anything that soothes, mollifies, or relieves.

10. Spasm 1. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm) 2. any sudden, brief spell of great energy, activity, feeling, etc.

11. Spurious  not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.

12. Forbearance 1. the act of forbearing; a refraining from something.forbearing 2. forbearing conduct or quality; patient endurance; self-control. forbearing 3. an abstaining from the enforcement of a right. 4. a creditor's giving of indulgence after the day originally fixed for payment.

13. Agglomerative  gathered together into a cluster or mass.

14. Assay  to examine or analyze: to assay a situation; to assay an event.

15. Clairvoyant  having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision: Not being clairvoyant, I did not foresee the danger of ignoring her advice.  psychic

16. Discursive 1. passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling. 2. proceeding by reasoning or argument rather than intuition.

17. Jovial  endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good- fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.

18. Menagerie 1. a collection of wild or unusual animals, especially for exhibition. 2. a place where they are kept or exhibited. 3. an unusual and varied group of people or things; a collection.

19. Physiognomy 1. the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy. 2. the outward appearance of anything, taken as offering some insight into its character: the physiognomy of a nation.

20. Slapstick  broad comedy characterized by boisterous action, as the throwing of pies in actors' faces, mugging, and obvious farcical situations and jokes.

21. Subterranean 1. existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground. 2. existing or operating out of sight or secretly; hidden or secret.

22. Irascible  easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man.

23. Tenacious 1. holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of):a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits. 2. highly retentive: a tenacious memory. 3. pertinacious, persistent, stubborn, or obstinate. 4. adhesive or sticky; viscous or glutinous. 5. holding together; cohesive; not easily pulled asunder; tough.

24. Amoral 1. not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.moral 2. having no moral standards, restraints, or principles; unaware of or indifferent to questions of right or wrong: a completely amoral person.moral

25. Brazen  shameless or impudent: brazen presumption.

26. Concussion 1. pathology. injury to the brain or spinal cord due to jarring from a blow, fall, or the like. 2. shock caused by the impact of a collision, blow, etc. 3. the act of violently shaking or jarring.

27. Effulgence  a brilliant radiance; a shining forth.

28. Juggernaut  any large, overpowering, destructive force or object, as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team.

29. Pandemonium 1. wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos. 2. a place or scene of riotous uproar or utter chaos. 3. (often initial capital letter) the abode of all the demons.

30. Quench 1. to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.). 2. to put out or extinguish (fire, flames, etc.). 3. to cool suddenly by plunging into a liquid, as in tempering steel by immersion in water. 4. to subdue or destroy; overcome; quell: to quench an uprising.

31. Sough 1. to make a rushing, rustling, or murmuring sound: the wind soughing in the meadow. 2. to speak, especially to preach, in a whining, singsong voice. 3. a sighing, rustling, or murmuring sound.

32. Tumult 1. violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar: The tumult reached its height during the premier's speech. 2. a general outbreak, riot, uprising, or other disorder: The tumult moved toward the embassy. 3. highly distressing agitation of mind or feeling; turbulent mental or emotional disturbance: His placid facade failed to conceal the tumult of his mind.

33. Dirge 1. a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead. 2. any composition resembling such a song or tune in character, as a poem of lament for the dead or solemn, mournful music: Tennyson's dirge for the Duke of Wellington. 3. a mournful sound resembling a dirge: The autumn wind sang the dirge of summer.