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Three Skeleton Key: by George G. Toudoze
Vocabulary
HordesRecedingFathomEdibleDerisive
hordes
hor de s
a large crowd moving a loud uncontrolled way
There were hordes of people inside the bus station.
hordes
receding
re ced ing
if something you can see or hear recedes, it gets further and further away until it disappears
The flood waters gradually began to recede in November.
receding
fathom
fath om
to understand what something means after thinking about it carefully
I still can’t fathom out what she meant.
edible
ed i ble
something that is edible can be eaten
These berries are edible, but those are poisonous.
dersive
der i sivess
showing that you think someone or something is stupid or silly
The derisive laughter of the students made the boy feel embarrassed after he fell down.
definitions and sentences from: Longman Online Dictionaryhttp://www.ldoceonline.com/