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Theme 4 vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
undeniable plainly true or too good to be denied
rations limited amounts of something people can have
brooded thought deeply in a worried manner
concocted made up; devised
despair the heavy feeling when all hope is lost
homestead to settle, improve, and own land given by the U. S. government
perch a place to sit or stand that is higher than its surroundings
patron a person of wealth or influence who supports an artist or writer
shareholder a person who owns part of a business
critical to judge severely or form unfavorable opinions
lavish extremely showy, expensive, or abundant
congested crowded; too full
adornment decoration; ornament; something that beautifies a person or thing
dismantle take apart
encouraged gave confidence to, urged
illustrating creating pictures or drawings that explain or decorate
series a number of things coming one after another in time or place
charcoal a black substance used as a drawing crayon
pastels light, soft colors
errands short trips to carry out a task, often for someone else
produce vegetables and fruits grown for sale
pawnshop a place where personal goods are exchanged for money loans
gravelly harsh, rough as in the sound of a voice
numerous very many
international between, or like two or more nations
flexibility the ability to bend or twist without breaking
migrant moving around to find work, especially in harvesting crops
timid fearful or shy
thrived progressed toward a goal
scholarship money awarded to a student to help pay for his or her education
devote to give up one's time to an activity
apprentice a person who works for another to learn a skill
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