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Amos Fortune 8/9/10
Vocabulary words for chapter 8, 9, and 10
Term | Definition |
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Excavate | to hollow out, form a hole in |
Frugal | careful in spending or using resources |
Warily | with caution against danger of trickery |
Cringed | cower or shrink with fear |
Shiftlessness | laziness; no ambition or energy |
Intimidation | making one timid or fearful by threats |
Clamoring | strongly or noisily protesting |
Stalwart | strongly built or sturdy |
Abeyance | temporary inactivity |
Indigent | needy |
Reverie | being lost in thought |
Leniency | kindness and patience |
Gain-said | denied |
Radiance | giving light or brilliance |
Redress | relief from distress |
Buoyancy | lightness |