"To Build a Fire" Vocabulary

1. undulations (n) - a wave-like appearance

1.1. sway

1.2. fluctuations

2. conjectural (adj) - involving guesswork

2.1. speculation

2.2. theory

3. unwonted (adj) - unaccustomed or unusual.

3.1. abnormal

3.2. amazing

4. reiterated (v) - to repeat

4.1. retell

4.2. restate

5. apathetically (adv) - having or showing little or no emotion

5.1. unfeeling

5.2. uninterested

6. peremptorily (adv) - in a commanding way that does not allow for refusal or contradiction

6.1. swiftly

6.2. promptly

7. poignant (adj) - evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

7.1. sad

7.2. touching

8. intangible (adj) - unable to be perceived with the senses.

8.1. untouchable

8.2. abstract

9. pall (n) - a dark cloud or covering of smoke, dust, or similar matter.

9.1. cloak

9.2. veil

10. apprehension (n) - fear and worry about the future

10.1. anxiety

10.2. nervousness

11. speculatively (adv) - in a manner intended to test an idea or theory

11.1. theoretical

11.2. hypothetical

12. smote (v) - to inflict a heavy blow

12.1. destroy

12.2. strike

13. imperative (adj) urgently necessary

13.1. vital

13.2. crucial

14. conflagration (n) - a large, destructive fire

14.1. blaze

14.2. inferno