The Graveyard Book Chapters 1 & 2

Front

Diffuse

Back

spread through

Front

Insinuate

Back

introduce or insert in a subtle manner

Front

Spire

Back

a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building

Front

Insubstantial

Back

lacking material form

Front

Clamber

Back

climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

Front

Flourish

Back

a showy gesture

Front

Obelisk

Back

a stone pillar tapering towards a pyramidal top

Front

Perpetuity

Back

the property of being seemingly ceaseless

Front

Revenant

Back

someone who has returned from the dead

Front

Persuasion

Back

communication intended to induce belief or action