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Hiding Place Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Fervently | 1. Greatly emotional or zealous; ardent 2. Extremely hot; glowing |
| Paraphernalia | 1. The articles used in a particular activity 2. Personal property used by women that although actually owned by her husband and subject to creditor's claims, becomes her personal property after death |
| Implicit | 1. Implied or understood though not directly expressed 2. Contained in the nature of something though not readily apparent |
| Ration | 1. A fixed portion, especially of food 2. Food issued or available to group members |
| Premonition | 1. A presentiment of the future; foreboding 2. And advance warning; forewarning |
| Clandestine | Kept or done in secret |
| Spinster | A woman, especially an older one, who has not married |
| Susceptible | 1. Easily influenced of affected 2. Capable of accepting or permitting |
| Derelict | 1. Deserted by an owner or keeper; abandoned 2. Run-down; dilapidated |
| Taciturn | 1. Habitually untalkative 2. Characterized by reserve or lack of expression |
| Pauper | One who is extremely poor, especially one on public charity |
| Tentative | 1. Not fully worked out or concluded; provisional 2. Uncertain; hesitant |
| Dawdle | 1. to take more time than necessary 2. To waste time; idle |
| Gloat | To feel or express great, often malicious, pleasure or self-satisfaction |
| Atrocious | 1. Extremely evil, savage, or cruel 2. Exceptionally bad; abominable |
| Blatant | 1. Offensively conspicuous or undisguised 2. Unpleasantly loud and noisy |
| Notorious | known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |