Vocabulary Words (The Soul of the Great Bell)

Mallet-a-Hammer
Definition of mallet. : a hammer with a typically barrel-shaped head: such as. a : a tool with a
large head for driving another tool or for striking a surface without marring it. b : a long-handled
wooden implement used for striking a ball (as in polo or croquet)
Smite-Hit
To smite something means to hit it hard.

Writhing-Twisting
To make twisting bodily movements, as in pain or struggle. 2. To move with a twisting or
contorted motion: A snake writhed out of the bushes. 3. To suffer emotional or physical distress,
as from embarrassment or anguish: "She writhed at the bare idea that he might pay court to
some girl" (W. Somerset Maugham).
Shiver Tremble of a Loud Sound
1 : to shake involuntarily (as with fear or cold) : shiver. 2 : to move, sound, pass, or come to pass
as if shaken or tremulous the building trembled from the blast. 3 : to be affected with great fear
or anxiety trembled for the safety of her child.

Cunning-Skillful
Noun. Skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner, as in deceiving; craftiness; guile. Adeptness in
performance; dexterity: The weaver's hand lost its cunning.

Leaped-Jump
Verb (used without object), leaped or leapt, leap. · ing. to spring through the air from one point
or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch. to move or act quickly or suddenly: to leap
aside; She leaped at the opportunity.