All Summer in a Day vocabulary

compoundedverb

Put together into a whole; combined

Thousands upon thousands of days compounded and filled from one end to the other with rain… (p.42)

slackeningverb (used as an adjective)

Lessening; slowing

Now the rain was slackening, and the children were crushed in the great thick windows. (pg.44)

vitaladjective

Necessary to life; very important

It seemed vital to her that they do so, though it would mean the loss of thousands of dollars to her family. (pg.47)

savagelyadverb

Fiercely; wildly; in an untamed manner

“Well, don’t wait around here,” cried the boy savagely. (Pg.47)

surgedverb

Moved in a wave

They surged about her, caught her up and bored her, protesting, and then pleading, and then crying…(pg.47)

immenseadjective

Extremely large; huge

The silence was so immense and unbelievable that you felt your ears had been stuffed or you had lost your hearing altogether. (Pg. 47)

tumultuouslyadverb

Wildly; violently

They stopped running and stood in the great jungle that covered Venus, that grew and never stopped growing, tumultuously, even as you watched it. (Pg. 48)

resilientadjective

Springy; quick to recover

The children lay out, laughing, on the jungle mattress and heard it sigh and squeak under them, resilient and alive. (Pg. 48)

savoredverb

Delighted inThey looked at everything and savored everything. (Pg. 48)

solemnadjective

Serious; grave

Their faces were solemn and pale. (Pg.49)