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The Yearling ch. 5-8
Vocabulary: The Yearling by M.K. Rawlings; ch. 5-8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| blazes | a mark or cut on a tree to indicate a trail |
| wizened | withered or shriveled |
| caroused | engaged in drunken merrymaking |
| trenchered | having a wooden board or platter |
| din | loud, discordant noise |
| demi-john | large, narrow-necked bottle |
| plaintive | sorrowful; melancholy |
| unbanked | removed the ashes covering a fire to cause it to blaze up again |
| tremulous | marked by shaking or trembling |
| mollified | soothed |
| alchemy | the ancient study concerned with developing a method of turning base metals to gold. |