Vocabulary Enricher/ Word Wizard

1. Insinuation
   Pg. 12 P. 2
   an indirect or covert suggestion or hint, especially of a derogatory nature
   Reason: In the text it says there was a quality of secrecy and insinuation in his eyes. It made me wonder what that word was.
   
2. Embankment
   Pg. 20 P. 2
   a bank, mound, dike, or the like, raised to hold back water, carry a roadway
   Reason: I didn't know what the author mean when he wrote "At least he didn't climb the embankment."
   
3.  Zenith
   Pg. 24 P. 5
   a highest point or state;
   Reason: I have never seen the word Zenith before and it caught my attention.
   
4. Protruding
   Pg. 24 P. 6to thrust forward; cause to project.
   Reason: I thought this word was an adjective since the author used it to describe the character's eyes, but I wanted to make sure of what it really meant and this word just happened to be a verb.
   
   
5. Declivity
   Pg. 24 P. 5a downward slope, as of ground
   Reason: In the sentence I thought this word meant like a hill and the definition was similar to it.
   
6. Swale
   Pg. 24 P. 5a low place in a tract of land, usually moister and often having ranker vegetation than the adjacent higher land.
   Reason: The word sounded unfamiliar to me, then I figured out that it's part of the middle language.
   
   
7. Perspiration
   Pg. 25 P. 8
   a salty, watery fluid secreted by the sweat glands of the skin, especially when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat.
   Reason: I thought it meant like emotion, but I guess not...that's gross.