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Lyddie Vocab
Final exam for Lang. Arts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Countenance | to give or express approval to ; condone. |
| Subsidize | to assist or support. |
| Oppressive | difficult to bear. |
| Pittance | a very small amount. |
| Transfixed | having attention fixed as though by a spell. |
| Disdain | to look up with scorn. |
| Impeccable | having no flaws; perfect. |
| Clamor | a loud outcry. |
| Spinster | one who seems unlikley to marry. |
| Pompous | showy, ostentatious. |
| Doffer | a worker who replaces full bobbin by empty ones on the the throstle or ring frames. |
| Vertitable | actul, genuine, true. |
| Consort | to keep company; associate. |
| Turpitude | a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or promise. |
| Begrudge | to give, do or allow reluctantly. |
| Cravat | a scarf or band of fabric worn around the neck as a tie. |
| Apothecary | drug store or pharmacy. |
| Racous | dissagreeably harsh. |
| Teeming | to be presented in large quanity. |
| Shuttle | an instrument used in weaving to cary the thread back and forth from side to side through the threads that run lenghtwise. |
| Mired | heavy often deep in mud. |
| Luxuriant | charachterized by abundant growth. |
| Dexterity | skill or grace in physical movement. |
| Solicitous | full of concern. |
| Skinflint | one who is very reluctant to spend money; a miser. |