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"Bargain" Vocabulary
Vocabulary words to accompany A.B. Guthrie's "Bargain"
Term | Definition |
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Bargain | an agreement or a good deal on a purchase |
Freighter | a person who hauls freight; who transports goods from one place to another |
Ornery | stubborn or mean tempered |
Palaver | to have a long conversation about nothing important; chit-chatting |
Alkali | dry, salty soil that might look white and chalky |
Mercantile | a general store (like Jaxon's) |
Credit | buy now, pay later |
Bore | to drill a hole into |
Short-sighted | lacking imagination; obsessive |
Absent-minded | so lost in thought that one does not realize what is going on; clueless; daydreaming |
Peevish | bad-tempered |
Rank | foul-smelling |