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Witch Lesson 3 Vocab
The Witch of Blackbird Pond Lesson 3 all words
| Answer | Description |
|---|---|
| Dregs | sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid |
| Shrew | a scolding, nagging, bad-tempered woman |
| Wraith | the ghost or shadow of a living person usually seen just before death |
| Aloof | 1. to be distant or not friendly. 2. indifferent, not interested, apart |
| Wistfully | longingly; in a wishful manner |
| Regal | characteristic of, or like royalty; magnificent |
| Charigned | feeling or cause to feel uneasy and self-conscious; embarrassed |
| Unseemly | inappropriate to the time or place; not proper, becoming, or in good taste |
| Coarse | 1. rough, not smooth 2. of low or inferior quality or value |
| Constraint | restriction, especially or feeling or behavior |
| Wan | become pale and sickly |
| Reproof | rebuke; censure; to speak to in disapproval |
| Tremulous | quivering as from weakness or fear; trembling |
| Abstracted | lost in thought so as to be unaware of one's surroundings; absent minded; preoccupied |
| Irksome | causing annoyance, weariness, or vexation; tedious |
| Cowed | frightened into submission or compliance |
| Deft | quick and skillful in movement |
| Nondescript | lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting |
| Gaudy | to fancy and bright to be in good taste |
| Haughtily | arrogantly; with too much pride |