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L. 21 Reading,Voc
Calvert School,Lesson 21,Reading - Vocabulary,Found in Teacher's Manual
| Words | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |