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Johnny Tremain 2nd
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| discomfiture | defeat of plans or hopes; frustration. The British had made the colonies feel discomfiture with all of the Acts. |
| fagot | bundle of sticks or twigs tied together for fuel. The colonist would burn fagots to keep them warm in the winter. |
| imperturbable | not easily excited or disturbed; calm. My brother Chris is very imperturbable when it comes to movies. |
| obdurate | stubborn or unyielding; hardened in feelings or heart. Before Johnny hurt his hand in the accident he was obdurate. |
| pullet | a young hen. A pullet is taught by his mother how to grow up and become self -sufficient. |
| persevere | continue steadily in doing something hard; stick to a purpose. The sons of Liberty persevere to get the taxes repealed. |
| paroxysm | a sudden outburst of emotion or activity. The sons of liberty's paroxysm was the Boston Tea Party. |
| sedition | incitement to disconnect or rebellion, usually against a government. The colonies sedition was because of the British acts and taxes on tea and goods. |
| commandeer | seize private property for military or public use. The British troops left in the colonies used the Quartering Act to commandeer the colonists houses. |
| genealogy | descent of a person or family from an ancestor; pedigree; lineage. Johnny's genealogy is the Lye family. |
| pique | a feeling of anger at being slighted; wounded pride. The colonist felt pique because the British tried to tell them how to live and pay taxes. |
| revel | take great pleasure in. The colonies had revel in the Boston Tea Party. |
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