number the stars vocab

1. to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like.
2. to have a gloomy or threatening look
4. to talk rapidly in a foolish or purposeless way; jabber.
7. to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance
8. outlying or bordering areas, districts
10. a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner
12. without emotion; apathetic; unmoved
14. to walk lamely; limp.
15. a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
17. at an advanced stage of social and cultural development.
18. to speak or write in a manner expressive of derision or scorn.
19. in a way that requires immediate action or attention

1. to shine with or reflect a subdued, tremulous light; gleam
3. bare, desolate, and often windswept:
5. to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination
6. to mimic, imitate, or counterfeit
9. to run or go hastily or quickly.
11. to furnish with inhabitants, as by colonization; people.
13. inclined to suspect, especially inclined to suspect evil; distrustful
16. ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt