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Vocabulary
Reading Week 1-2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| quench | satisfy |
| dismay | distress; alarm |
| retort | to say something in answer, typically in a sharp or witty fashion |
| toil | work hard |
| strife | conflict; struggle |
| malicious | intending to harm |
| adrift | lost and confused |
| envy | jealousy |
| ignorant | lacking knowledge |
| haste | hurry |
| inquire | ask |
| forge | to form or make |
| assure | to encourage someone of a certain outcome |
| earnest | sincere |
| grove | a small group of trees |
| distress | great pain, anxiety, or sorrow |
| hesitation | pause |
| adorn | to make more beautiul |
| dispute | argue |
| coarse | rough |
| perplexed | confused |
| peevish | easily irritated |
| reproach | blame |
| stroke | hitting of or upon something |
| clad | simple past tense of clothe |
| array | to place in desired order; to dress up |
| scarlet | a bright red color inclining toward orange |
| revere | to regard with respect |
| torment | pain, worry, disturb |
| crevices | a crack forming an opening |
| prowl | to go about in search of |