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ELA Vocab #3
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Term | Definition |
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timid | -adj- Easily frightened |
mocked | -verb- To tease or laugh at in a scornful manner |
taunts | -noun- Remarks made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone. |
jeered | -verb- Made rude and mocking remarks |
disbelief | -noun- Inability or refusal to accept something true or real |
unyielding | -adj- Not giving way to pressure |
implacable | -adj- Relentless or unstoppable |
perils | -noun- Exposure to injury, loss, or destruction |
provoked | -verb- To anger or enrage into action |
amiably | -adverb- Friendly or sociable |
burly | -adj- Large in bodily size, strength |
grave | -adj- Threatening a seriously bad outcome |
talisman | -noun- Object that is thought to have magical powers |
gruffly | -adverb- (a voice) spoken lowly or harshly in tone |
enthralled | -verb- To captivate or charm |