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Bud Chapters 1-2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| temporary | lasting for a limited time |
| glum | dreary,gloomy |
| depression | the Great Depression,a time of great hardship, poverty,and unemployment following the collapse of the stock market on October 24,1929, and continuing until 1940 |
| commence | begin |
| dusky | marked by deficient light; shadowy |
| engagement | an arrangement to meet or be present at a specified time and place |
| luxurious | extremely comfortable,elegant,or enjoyable |
| cur | a cowardly person |
| provoked | to stir up or call forth |
| lavatory | bathroom |
| urchins | mischievous young children |
| tolerate | allow |
| conscience | the awareness of a moral or ethical aspect to one's conduct together with the urge to prefer right over wrong |
| plagues | to cause worry to |
| vermin | an offensive person |