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Lyddie Vocab
Final exam for Lang. Arts
Question | Answer |
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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. |