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Chapter 9-12

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Chapter 9-12 Vocab

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furrowed grooved by a plow; anything resembling grooved land (such as a wrinkled forehead)
kin relatives; family
resigned yielding and uncomplaining; feeling or showing passive acceptance
amenities pleasant manners of polite social behavior
seep to leak, drip, or flow out slowly through small openings or pores
rile to anger or irritate
despondently hopelessly
condemning strongly disapproving of
reproachfully accusingly; making one feel ashamed
en masse in a group
Chain gang a gang of prisoners chained together while doing hard labor.
Ledger a book for recording all debits (withdrawals or charges) and credits (deposits or gains) for a financial account.
Insecticide any substance used to kill insects.
prone lying flat in a horizontal position
Revival a public meeting at which religious excitement is stirred up by inspiring preaching and singing.
menacingly threateningly
Compound an enclosed space with a building or group of buildings in it.
acrid sharp, bitter, stinging, or irritating to the taste or smell
grimiced twisting or distorting of the face, as in expressing pain or disgust
frenzied characterized by a wild outburst of feeling or action
savage fierce; wild; primitive
vulnerability the condition of being easily injured or hurt
akimbo with hands on hips and elbows bent outward
affirmation something said positively; something declared firmly
transfixed made motionless as it spellbound
Burlap a coarse cloth used for making sacks
Bolls the roundish seed pods of a plant such as cotton
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