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Pit & Pendulum Vocab
Pit and Pendulum Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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sentence | The punishment for a crime |
thrust | push hard and fast |
faint | weak |
cell | jail room |
stagger | walking and almost falling |
garment | clothing |
hem | sewing around the edge of clothing |
nostril | part of the nose |
pitcher | container that you can pour liquid out of |
gaze | to look |
descended | going down |
suffocate | to die from lack of oxygen |
invisible | can't see |
demon | devil |
escape | to get away from someone who wants to hold you |
agony | intense pain or suffering |
merged | joined together |
clammy | cold and sticky, sweaty |
abyss | a very deep hole in the ground |
resolving | making a strong decision |
hideous | very ugly |