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Bud, Not Buddy ch1-2
Reading Vocab
Question | Answer |
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temporary | lasted 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 |