| Word | Definition | Sentence |
| indomitable | unyielding; unconquerable; undefeatable | The Foster women had made a fortress out of duty. Within it, they were ________. |
| lolled | lounged; drooped | An ancient green-plush sofa ________ alone in the center of the parlor, like yet another mossy fallen log. |
| cavernous | like a cavern, large and hollow | There was a washstand with the lonely mirror, and opposite an enormous, ________ oak wardrobe. |
| mirage | an illusion, often of a pool of reflecting water | On the old beamed ceiling of the parlor, streaks of light swam and wavered like a bright ________, reflected through the windows from the sunlit surface of the pond. |
| peculiar | unusual; bizarre; odd; strange | Winnie would be expected to sleep--all night--in this dirty, strange ________ house. |
| supremely | perfectly; flawlessly | The man in the yellow suit seemed ________ nice to her now, a kind of savior. |
| silty | having loose sediment made up of small rocky particles | Tuck dipped the oars into the ________ bottom of the pond in one strong pull. |
| anguish | distress; suffering | Winnie struggled with the ________ of all these things Tuck told her. |
| hunched | bowed; stooped; bent | Winnie could only sit ________ and numb, the sound of the water rolling in her ears. |
| anxiously | worriedly; fearfully | Tuck came to check on Winnie, a little later, to peer down at her ________. |
