Journey to the Center of the Earth Vocabulary

seeming to have a secret meaning, mysterious

• flailing

• facets

• cryptic

• distortions

an unfinised or un published writing, usually done by hand

• dared

• cryptic

• facets

• manuscript

an unexpected and unwanted changed caused by heat, movement, or another outside force

• fragments

• distortions

• dared

• manuscript

one of the flat surfaces of a gemstone or other rock

• facets

• dared

• distortions

• cryptic

to swing your arms or legs violently as if out of control

• plunged

• flailing

• spurted

• manuscript

small pieces of something, usually broken off of something larger

• scalded

• spurted

• fragments

• plunged

to burst out suddenly

• facets

• scalded

• dared

• spurted

to put in suddenly

• plunged

• facets

• cryptic

• fruitless

to burn with hot water or steam

• heartily

• fruitless

• manuscript

• scalded

not having the intended or hoped for outcome, unsuccessful

• fruitless

• plunged

• heartily

• distortions