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Vocabulary for Our Town
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Eternal | lasting forever |
| Anguished | agonized;tormented |
| Affronted | intentionally insulted |
| Legacy | something handed down from an ancestor |
| Bereaved | suffering the loss of a loved one |
| Exasperation | feeling of impatient anger or annoyance |
| Scandal | an incident that brings about disgrace or offends society |
| Burgle | to steal |
| Burdock | prickly, weed-like plant with purple flowers |
| Conceited | vain; holding an unusually high opinion of oneself |
| Lugubriousness | gloominess; ridiculously dismal |
| Diligent | marked by persevering;painstaking effort |
| Silicate | compound containing silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals |
| Heliotrope | flowers native to Peru, having fragrant, purple flowers |
| Contriving | planning with cleverness or ingenuity |
| Injustice | violation of another's rights or of what is right |
| Trellises | structures used for supporting vines and creeping plants |
| Abruptly | in a short or brusque manner |
| Tableau | an interlude during a scene when all performers freeze momentarily |
| Gossiping | spreading rumors or talk of a personal or sensational nature |