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Johnny Tremain
Vocabulary 5-8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| discomfiture | defeat in plans or hopes; frustration. Johnny has discomfiture when he can’t use his hand well. |
| fagot | bundle of sticks or twigs tied together for fuel. Johnny brought the fagot over for fuel. |
| revel | take great pleasure in. Jonny has revel when he delivers papers to the people of the town. |
| imperturbable | not easily excited or disturbed; calm. Rab is a imperturbable guy most of the time. |
| obdurate | stubborn or unyielding; hardened in feelings or heart. He was obdurate person not to go to the store. |
| pullet | a young hen. Johnny just caught that pullet with his bad hand. |
| persevere | continue steadily in doing something hard; stick to a purpose. The boy had persevered through his homework. |
| sedition | incitement to discontent or rebellion, usually against a government. Johnny had sedition on the British. |
| commandeer | seize private property for military or public use. All the houses were commandeered by the British. |
| genealogy | descent of a person or family from an ancestor; pedigree; lineage. Johnny traced his genealogy back six years. |
| pique | a feeling of anger at being slighted; wounded pride. The boys were pique after they lost the battle. |
| paroxysm | a sudden outburst of emotion or activity. Rab has little moments of paroxysm in his life. |