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Amos Fortune 3/4
Vocabulary words for chapter 3 and 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Stolid | unfeeling |
| Stalwart | strong, powerful, robust |
| Guttural | thick, throaty |
| Convey | communicate, explain |
| Relinquished | gave up |
| Cipher | calculate, figure, add, subtract |
| Omen | sign |
| Renowned | famous, well-known |
| Tanner | person who tans hides into leather |
| Chattel | a piece of moveable property; like a slave |
| Profess | declare openly |
| Impassive | not feeling or showing emotion |
| Remonstrated | presented different reasoning |
| Aghast | shocked |
| Severance | the act of breaking apart or keeping apart |
| Byword | frequently used saying |
| Spavined | lame or crippled by disease |