Corked-
pg. 4 "He might wink at himself, a minstrel man, burnt-corked, in the mirror"
context clues- minstrel, man
adjective
1510–20; 
kawrkt 
stopped or closed with a cork. 


This an example of how the wine bottle is corked, or stopped, by the cork.
http://i-cdn.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/kitchen/2012_01_12-Corked01.jpg

Corked Bat

 http://articles.chicagotribune.com/keyword/corked-bat 

Tamped- 

pg.12 "And in her ears the little Seashells, the thimble radios tamped tight" 

context clues- radios, tight, thimble 

1810–20; 

verb 

tamp 

to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:  

This picture shows these constructions workers who tamped cement into the ground, or forced it down by repeating strokes. 

http://www.tencon.com/images/Levelling.jpg 

Volcanic aerosols, not pollutants, tamped down recent Earth warming, says CU-Boulder study 

http://esciencenews.com/articles/2013/03/01/volcanic.aerosols.not.pollutants.tamped.down.recent.earth.warming.says.cu.boulder.study 

Faceted- 

pg.26 "Its eight incredible insect legs and was humming to itself again, its multi-faceted eyes at peace." 

context clues- multi, eyes, peace 

fas-it 

noun 

 one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem. 

1615–25;  < French facette  little face. 

 

This image shows how this 3-d figure is faceted covered with several small plates of a gem. 

http://mocoloco.com/upload/2008/05/icff_2008_day_2/artecnica_faceted_mirror.jpg 

Design Patterns: Faceted Navigation 

http://alistapart.com/article/design-patterns-faceted-navigation 

Ballistics- 

pg.26 "Its like a lesson in ballistics." 

context clues- lesson 

buh-lis-tik 

adjective 

1765–75; 

 of or pertaining to the scientific study of traveling projectiles, such as bullets, missiles, or rockets. 

 

This image shows the motion or force of a bullet traveling in air, or the study of ballistics. 

A leap forward in forensic ballistics technology 

http://www.policeone.com/investigations/articles/2867462-A-leap-forward-in-forensic-ballistics-technology/ 

Rollick- 

pg.36 "...tumbling through like boys all rollick and shout." 

context clues- shout, boys, tumbling 

rol-ik 

verb

to move or act in a carefree, frolicsome manner; behave in a free, hearty, gay, or jovial way. 

1820-30 

This image shows someone moving in a carefree way, or rollicking. 

http://alittlepieceofsunshine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/carefree.jpg 

Rollick MacKreel 

http://www.wowwiki.com/Rollick_MacKreel 

Pulverized- 

pg.14 

"He felt that the stars had been pulverized by the sound of the black jets" 

context clues- stars, sound, jets 

puhl-vuh-rahyz 

verb 

1575–85;  < Late Latin pulverizāre  to reduce to powder,  

to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding. 

This shows how something was pulverized or reduced into powder. 

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrGpeRRvpKB68LE6WDRMBnECM9pX23yziiKosNex8EbbcIDkZNjDCLhj-2_OV6MDka4pwvV9jNVX9TYUDI8rnbz1tHSn33geWANAJP7vEnreX88rob7OJK3i28BnZK2cG9MrcyH7HtVo/s1600/pulverized+oak+galls.JPG 

Pulverized Rocks, Coral Reefs, Seawater Chemistry, and Continental Collisions 

http://www.geosociety.org/news/pr/12-52.htm 

Stratum- 

pg.14 "The woman on the bed was no more than a hard stratum of marble they had reached." 

context clues- hard,marble 

strat-uhm 

noun 

a layer of material, naturally or artificially formed, often one of a number of parallel layers one uponanother: 

1590–1600;  < Latin strātum  literally, a cover, 

This image shows several stratum, or layers, of the earth. 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Skinlayers.png/220px-Skinlayers.png 

STRATUM in peer reviewed journal articles http://forums.itreetools.org/viewtopic.php?t=445&sid=87aad417f9bc07b0916a8fd59f4bf750 Procaine- pg.25 "...plunged down from the proboscis of the Hound to inject massive jolts of morphine or procaine." context clues- morphine proh-keyn, proh-keyn noun a compound used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.  1915-20  This shows what procaine, or an anesthetic, does to you.  http://www.sleepnbeauty.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sleepingBeauty-femmewise.jpg EFFECTS OF PROCAINE AND LIGNOCAINE ON ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ACTIVITY OF SMOOTH MUSCLE OF SHEEP CAROTID ARTERIEShttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1476-5381.1974.tb10676.x/abstract Proboscis- pg.25 "...while a four-inch hollow steel needle plunged down from the proboscis of the Hound" context clues- Hound, down, plunged proh-bos-is, -kis noun any long flexible snout, 1570–80;  < Latin     This image shows a monkey with a very large proboscis or snout.  http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxeknvsklg1qdb3hvo1_500.jpg Proboscis Monkeys Regurgitating Their Food, Like Cows  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110330094355.htm  Gullet-  pg.62 "...one philosopher screaming down another's gullet"  guhl-it  noun  the throat or pharynx.  1350–1400; Middle English  This is a diagram of someone's gullet or throat.  http://www.gp-training.net/pal/gi/hhernia2.gif  Gullet ulcer  http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/medical/gullet_ulcer.htm