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Legend Sleepy Hollow
Vocabulary for the Legend of Sleepy Hollow
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A teacher, especially one who is strict | pedagogue |
| Having or showing great knowledge or learning | erudite |
| A woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men | coquette |
| Temporary rest from activity, excitement, or exertion | repose |
| Attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous | resplendent |
| A chain or garland of flowers, leaves, or ribbons, hung in a curve as a decoration | Festoon |
| Enjoy oneself or celebrate in a noisy or boisterous way. | roistering |
| Lacking good manners, refinement, or grace | uncouth |
| An inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way | propensity |
| Beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something | implore |
| Next to or adjoining something else | adjacent |
| Isolated and hidden away | sequestered |
| Rebuke or reprimand severely punish by beating | chastise |
| It is a duty or responsibility for someone to do something. | behoove |
| Involving a burdensome amount of effort and difficulty. | onerous |
| Steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state | perseverance |
| Suggest or hint in an indirect and unpleasant way | insinuate |
| Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought | pensive |
| This and bony, angular. | gaunt |
| The upper front part of a saddle | pommel |
| Old-fashioned or outdated | antiquated |
| To beat severely with a whip or rod | flog |
| A private conversation between two persons | tete-a-tete |
| Depressing, dreary | dismal |