deathwatch vocab
What does "intensity" mean?
Extreme degree of emotion or violence
What does "congealing" mean?
Thickening
What does "fissure" mean?
Crack or split
What are "prospectors"?
People who search for valuable ores
What does "trajectory" mean?
curved path of somethine hurtling through space
What does "derelict" mean?
Poor person
What does "inconvenienced" mean?
Bothered
What does "contingency" mean?
Possibility
What does "apprehension" mean?
Alarm
What does "premeditated" mean?
Deliberate or planned
What does "illogical" mean?
Unreasonable
What does "contemplate" mean?
Consider
What does "collateral" mean?
Security
What does "heft" mean?
Heaviness
What does "suffusing" mean?
Overspreading
What is a "butte"?
A hill with steep sides and flat top
What does "jaunty" mean?
Lively or cheerful
What does "lacerated" mean?
Torn or deeply cut
What does "reconciliation" mean?
To make amends
What does "tenacious" mean?
To be persistent or determined
What does "implacable" mean?
Inflexible
What is a "stratum"?
Layer of rock
What does "lassitude" mean?
Fatigue
What are "hallucinations"?
Delusions
What does "intolerable" mean?
Unbearable
What does "imbedded" mean?
Stuck in/under a surface
What does "consolation" mean?
Comfort
What does "imperceptible" mean?
Unnoticeable
What does "obsolete" mean?
Out of date
What does "methodical" mean?
Systematic in thought or behaviour
What does "instantaneous" mean?
Immediate
What does "tarpaulin" mean?
Waterproof material
What does "profusely" mean?
Excessively
What does "gangrene" mean?
Decay of flesh when blood supply is cut off
What does "speculation" mean?
Guessing
What does "haughty" mean?
Proud
What does "waiving" mean?
Giving up legal right, claim, or privilege
What does "felony" mean?
Major crime
What does "affable" mean?
Friendly
What does "ballistics" mean?
Science of projectiles and firearms
What does "contrived" mean?
Made up
What does "forensic" mean?
Application of scientific knowledge to legal problems, especially in regard to criminal evidence
What does "inadmissible" mean?
Not accepted as valid
What does "incompetent" mean?
Not having/showing the necessary skills to do something successfully
What does "malice" mean?
The intention or desire to do evil