All Summer In A Day Vocabulary

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Concussion

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A strong, shaking impact or shock. Used to describe heavy storms like 'tidal waves' with the concussion of storms.

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Slackening

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To lessen, slow down, or abate. The rain began slackening before it finally stopped.

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Resilient

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Able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions. The jungle mattress was described as being resilient and alive under the children.

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Tumultuously

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In a loud, excited, and disorderly manner. The jungle is described as growing tumultuously, meaning it was growing in a wild, chaotic way.

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Savor

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To enjoy or appreciate something completely. The children savored everything during the brief time the sun was out.

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Trembling

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Shaking or quivering, typically from fear, excitement, or cold. The children had trembling hands as they remembered the sun.

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Wavering

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To move in a quivering or unsteady way; to be undecided. The flesh-like weeds in the jungle were wavering in the brief spring.

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Intermixed

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Mixed together. The children were pressed together like roses and weeds, intermixed, peering out for a look at the sun.

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Avalanches

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A sudden arrival or occurrence of something in overwhelming quantities. The rain is described as falling in tons and avalanches after the sun disappears.

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Compounded

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To be made up of several parts or elements. The seven years of rain were described as thousands of days