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Vocabulary
Reading Week 1-2
Term | Definition |
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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 |