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Witch/Blackbird Pond
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Wistfully | Sadly or melancholy |
| Puncilious | Very proper or strict |
| Aloof | not friendly; distant |
| intangible | not definite or clear to the mind |
| constraint | limitation or restriction |
| nondescript | non recognized or non definite |
| deft | skillful, clever |
| imperceptibly | very slight or gradual |
| haughtily | proud or snobbish |
| wraith | a visible spirit |
| incredulous | showing disbelief |
| pewter | metal substance made of tin or lead |
| chagrined | marked by humility |
| monotonous | lacking in variety |
| dour | gloomy |
| placating | to make someone less angry |
| aghast | shocked, filled with fright |
| divinity | quality of being god-like |
| indulgently | leniently or permissively |
| fulsome | disgusting; repulsive |
| veritable | very true |
| affront | a personally offensive act |
| non-plussed | completely puzzled |
| damask | a reversible fabric woven with patterns |
| dubiously | doubtfully |
| auspiciously | favorably |
| grudgingly | reluctantly, unwillingly |
| sepuchel | tomb or grave |
| implacable | inflexible |
| precarious | risky or unstable |
| obstreperous | noisy or boisterous |
| priggish | prudish; self righteous, narrow minded |
| tremulously | nervous, fearful |
| topaz | mineral usually gold colored used as a gem |
| ingenious | clever, intelligent, showing genius |
| raiment | clothing; apparel; attire |
| sanctioned | given permission or approval |
| rapler-like | sword-like |
| gnarled | bent, twisted |
| hapless | unlucky, unfortunate |
| tart | a small pie cooked with fruit |
| filigree | delicate ornamental work of fine silver and gold |
| nonchalant | unconcerned, casual |
| heretic | anyone who maintains religious opinions against those of another religion |
| blithely | joyously |
| foreboding | predicting of something bad |
| arrogance | offensive display of superiority |
| papist | roman catholic |
| premonition | feeling of anticipation or anxiety over a future |
| propitious | favorable |
| poignant | emotionally moving |
| reconcile | to settle a quarrel or fight |
| drudgery | monotonous work |
| lustrous | shiny |
| condescending | patronizing descent showing superiority |
| grenadiers | a specially selected foot soldier |
| insubordination | disobedient, not submissive to authority |
| tryst | secret meeting |
| consorting | keeping company |
| docile | obedient, easily handled |
| inveigled | enticed by flattery |
| afflicted | to be suffering or sick |
| veranda | an open porch enclosed by railings |
| poultice | a soft moist cloth used as medicine |
| infidel | an unbeliever, a person who doesn't accept particular faiths |
| obstinate | very stubborn |
| pandemonium | chaos, wild uproar |
| arduous | very hard, difficult |
| gaunt | extremely thin and bony |
| magistrate | judge |
| treadle | a lever worked by foot to work a machine |
| abate | to lessen |
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