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Breadwinner
English 7
Term | Definition |
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decree | (verb)to order, to make into a law |
smuggle | (verb)to take something out of a country illegally |
labyrinth | (noun)a puzzle, a maze |
parcel | (noun)a package |
oppression | (noun)to persecute, to treat unfairly |
rummage | (verb)to search thoroughly for an item |
intact | (adj.)whole, undamaged |
brusque | (adj.)abrupt, rude and quick manner |
gingerly | (adv.)cautiously, carefully |
relent | (v.)to become less severe, relax one's temper |
unrelenting | (adj.)never slows down or eases-off, has no mercy |
derision | (n.)insult, mockery, ridicule |
poultice | (n.)a paste used to soothe a wound or rash |
exile | (V.)removed from a country, banish, deport |
bride-price | (n.)amount of money given to the groom's family for a bride or given from a groom's family to the bride's family |
unearth | (v.)to reveal something hidden |