The bolded words are defined below:
1. . . . those were pterodactyls soaring with cavernous gray wings, gigantic bats of delirium and night fever. (“A Sound of Thunder")
- Delirium means <u>crazed thoughts</u>.
2. His management style was not very rigid or hierarchical; as long as someone got his or her job done, almost anything went. (“Nolan Bushnell")
- Hierarchical means <u>arranged by rank</u>.
3. He got a foot on it, lost it, and in the mayhem of other boys’ arms and legs, noticed the ball rolling loose. (“Nethergrave")
- Mayhem means<u> confusion</u>.
4. The attendant vaulted into the car, backed it up with insolent skill, and put it where it belonged. (“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty")
- Vaulted means <u>jumped</u>.
5. Walter Mitty the Undefeated, inscrutable to the last. (“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty")
- Inscrutable means <u>mysterious</u>.