House With a Clock in Its Walls

 fidget

• move restlessly
• affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions
• become less in amount or intensity
• capable of arousing and holding the attention

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

 sorrowful

• experiencing or marked by or expressing sadness
• use or manipulate to one's advantage
• become like one's environment
• the quality of wearisome constancy and lack of variety

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

 lurch

• move suddenly or as if unable to control one's movements
• wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
• admit or acknowledge, often reluctantly
• the state of being tense and feeling pain

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

 heft

• bulk or weightiness
• move restlessly
• go away, scatter, or disappear
• more readily or willingly

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

 convulsive

• affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions
• move suddenly or as if unable to control one's movements
• liable to sudden unpredictable change
• a legal document disposing of property after a death

 frilly

• having decorative ruffles or similar ornamentation
• sharpen by rubbing
• a showy gesture
• a traveler who goes along with someone else

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

 gilt

• having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
• sharpen by rubbing
• characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
• a residential district located on the outskirts of a city

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

 subservient

• compliant and obedient to authority
• move restlessly
• the property of having lived for a considerable time
• the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

 impression

• a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
• bulk or weightiness
• capable of being shaped or bent
• the practice of being unfair

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

 exploit

• use or manipulate to one's advantage
• play around with, alter, or falsify, usually dishonestly
• shut out from view
• an expression of gratitude

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4