A Sound of Thunder Vocabulary

Question 1

glorious

Answer 1

having great beauty and splendor

synonym: Marvelous

Question 2

sway

Answer 2

pitching dangerously to one side

synonym: influence

Question 3

envelop

Answer 3

enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering

synonym: wrap

Question 4

finicky

Answer 4

exacting especially about details

synonym: choosy

Question 5

annihilate

Answer 5

kill in large numbers

synonym: conquer

Question 6

expendable

Answer 6

suitable to be expended

synonym: nonessential

Question 7

slay

Answer 7

kill intentionally and with premeditation

synonym: murder

Question 8

infinitesimal

Answer 8

infinitely or immeasurably small

synonym: tiny

Question 9

disproportion

Answer 9

lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something

synonym: inequality

Question 10

correlate

Answer 10

bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation

synonym: compare

Question 11

bisect

Answer 11

cut in half or cut in two

synonym: divide

Question 12

resilient

Answer 12

elastic; rebounds readily

synonym: robust

Question 13

poised

Answer 13

marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action

synonym: prepared

Question 14

remit

Answer 14

send (money) in payment

synonym: dispatch

Question 15

engulf

Answer 15

flow over or cover completely

synonym: surround

Question 16

malfunction

Answer 16

fail to function or function improperly

synonym: breakdown

Question 17

stagnate

Answer 17

be idle; exist in a changeless situation

synonym: languish

Question 18

primeval

Answer 18

having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
synonym: primitive

Question 19

subtle

Answer 19

working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

synonym: cunning

Question 20

subliminal

Answer 20

below the threshold of conscious perception

synonym: unintentional