"The Star Beast" Vocabulary

to become accustomed to something unpleasant

• inured

• seared

• babbled

• enthralled

to scratch or scramble at something

• sear

• scrabble

• babble

• lap

to take care of

• inure

• clench

• prod

• tend

to burn or scorch the surface of something

• tend

• sear

• collate

• enthrall

to close or grasp something tightly

• sear

• tend

• clench

• collate

a precious stone

• topaz

• menagerie

• sorrow

• sage

to poke or stab with an instrument like a stick

• clench

• entrhall

• babble

• prod

a collection of wild animals kept in captivity in order to be displayed or exhibited

• coffer

• topaz

• sorrow

• menagerie

tiny, delicate, and lovely

• dainty

• wary

• sage

• inured

wise, smart

• sage

• eerie

• wary

• topaz