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