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L. 21 Reading,Voc
Calvert School,Lesson 21,Reading - Vocabulary,Found in Teacher's Manual
Words | Definition |
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Remanded | to send, call, or order back |
Indulgent | to give into |
Ravages | to lay waste to by plundering |
Barricade | to block off |
Incursions | a hostile entrance into a territory |
Free boating | pirating |
Bittern | to have cut, pierce, seize with the teeth |
Dissipated | to break up and drive away |
Reproach | expression of rebuke |
Myriads | 10,000 |
Unwieldy | difficulty to handle because of large size |
Embellishment | to beautify with ornaments |
Patronage | to support provided by a patron |
Sentinal | person or animal that keeps watch for danger |
Prodigious | being an omen |
Localities | place and surroundings |
Veranda | open porch, usually roofed |
Ludicrous | arousing deversive laughter |
Eclat | dazzling or striking effect |
Terrace | open platform extending from a balcony |
Incursion | a hostile entrance |
Imperceptible | extremly slight, gradual, or subtle |
Retrospect | a review of or meditation of past events |
Dispelled | to drive away as if scattering |
Pious | showing loyal reverence to something |
Monarch | a person that regains |
Plumage | the feathers of a bird |
Ford | a shallow part of a body of water |
Fleet | to fade away |
Droll | having a humorous quality |
Shrewd | mischievous |
Reproof | rebuke |