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Elijah Buxton Vocab
Ch 5-8
Term | Definition |
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plaguing | a thing or person who torments, vexes, annoys, troubles, offends or is disagreeable |
midwife | a person who helps women in childbirth |
brogan | a strong shoe made of heavy leather |
berserk | be carried away by madness or wild fury; become violently angry |
peculiar | strange; odd; unusual |
branded | to mark by burning the skin with a hot iron |
notion | idea or understanding; opinion, view, belief |
persnickety | snobbish or having the aloof attitude of a snob |
broadax | an axe for hewing timber |
hogwash | meaningless or insincere talking, etc. |
marvel | the feeling of wonder, astonishment |
knot hole | a hole in a board or plank formed by the falling out of a knot or a portion of a knot |