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My Antonia Vocab 1-6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ardent | devoted, passionate |
| blustery | windy, gusty, blowy |
| bravado | boldness, showiness |
| impetuously | offhandedly, spantaneously |
| patroness | a financial supporter |
| solicitous | considerate, attentive |
| desperado | an outlaw, a dangerous man |
| encumbered | weighed down, overloaded |
| jurisdiction | control, rule |
| sinister | menacing, threatening |
| undulating | smoothly rolling or waving |
| covert | secretive |
| decorum | proper behavior, correctness |
| inflection | the way words are pronounced; intonation; rising and falling of the voice |
| oracular | solemn, as if from an oracle |
| strident | shrill |
| vermilion | bright red |
| entreatingly | pleadingly |
| ravine | a dry riverbed |
| uncouth | improper, impolite, without manners |
| tawny | beige, light brown |
| perplexity | a confused manner |
| trundled | transported by a wheeled object like a wheelbarrow |
| amber | golden brown in color |
| indulgently | kindly |
| ruddy | reddish-brown in color |
| spry | active |