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WoBP Ch 16-21 Vocab
Vocabulary words from Ch 16-21 of The Witch of Blackbird Pond
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abate | To reduce in amount; lessen, slowly go away |
| Banished | Exiled, kicked out, ejected, evicted, sent away |
| Constable | a police officer |
| Devious | sneaky, tricky, cunning, crafty, sly |
| Docile | Willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; obedient |
| Gainsay | To contradict; to deny, oppose |
| Gaunt | Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold |
| Hoarding | storing, collecting, accumulating, stashing |
| Malady | A sickness, illness |
| Obstinate | Stubbornly persistent, resistant to guidance |
| Pandemonium | A state of extreme confusion and disorder |
| Premonition | A feeling of evil to come; vision of the future |
| Preternatural | extraordinary; supernatural |
| Receded | Moved back or away; retreated, withdrew |
| Reconcile | To settle or resolve; reunite |
| Slander | To insult or spread mean rumors |
| Swaddled | Wrapped tightly in, like a baby |
| Tainted | Infected, spoiled, ruined with disease |
| Unperturbed | Calm and serene; unworried |
| Weariness | tiredness, exhaustion, fatigue |