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Wordly Wise 6, Ch.20
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bluster | v. to talk in a loud and bullying manner n. loud, boastful or threatening talk or commotion |
| council | a group of people who meet to decide or plan something, give advice, or make laws |
| dwell | 1. to live or reside 2. to keep thinking about |
| dwelling | a house or home |
| exterminate | to kill or destroy completely |
| fee | a fixed sum of money charged |
| garment | any piece of clothing |
| infest | to overrun in a way that causes harm or annoyance |
| insist | to take a stand and hold firmly to it |
| insistent | unyielding; firm |
| paltry | very small and worthless; hardly worth considering |
| peculiar | 1. odd; strange 2. limited to a person, country, group, or thing |
| rash | n. 1. a breaking out of red spots on the skin 2. a series of outbreaks adj. too hasty or reckless |
| revenge | n. 1. the desire to return harm for harm done 2. the act of paying back wrong done v. to get even for a wrong done; to retaliate |
| rodent | n. an animal with sharp teeth for gnawing adj. of or relating to animals with sharp teeth for gnawing |
| swarm | v. to move in large numbers n. a large, moving crowd or mass |
| vat | a large container such as a tub or barrel used for holding liquids |