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Johnny Tremain 1-4
Vocab for Johnny Tremain
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| apprentice | a person legally bound through indenture to a master craftsman in order to learn a trade. "Johnny was an apprentice, learning the trade of a silversmith." |
| parasitic | living off of another life form. "The parasitic tick lived on the dog's back." |
| brackish | slightly salty. "The water was brackish." |
| crucible | container in which metals, ores, etc, can be melted. " Dove gave Johnny a cracked crucible." |
| pious | having or showing reverence to God. "Mr. Lapham was pious and would not let the boys work on the Sabbath. |
| repousse | raised in relief by hammering on the reverse side of thin metal. "Johnny made a repousse for the sugar basins handle." |
| poultice | soft, moist mass of mustard, herbs, etc. applied to the body as a medicine. "The midwife applied a poultice to Johnny's burned hand." |
| illiterate | unable to read or write. "Everyone in the Lapham house, except Johnny, was illiterate." |
| indolent | disliking work. "Many kids are indolent and do not like to clean their rooms." |
| diffident | lacking in self-confidence, shy. "Rab seemed like a very diffident character at first." |
| assuage | calm or soothe;make less intense. "You take aspirin to assuage your pain." |
| nonchalance | cool unconcern. "Bob picked up his test with nonchalance, confident that he had gotten a good grade. |
| effigy | image or statue usually of a person; images burned or hanged to show dislike or contempt |
| enigmatic | like a riddle, baffling, puzzling. "Hank's high vocabulary was enigmatic." |
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