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Whipping Vocab 1&2
The Whipping Boy Vocabulary Chapters 1 & 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| clasped | to seize with or as if with the hand : GRASP |
| scalped | to remove the scalp from |
| furious | very angry |
| forbidden | ordered not to do something |
| cuff | the turned-back hem of a trouser leg |
| chamber | a room in a house and especially a bedroom |
| roused | to make or become active : stir up |
| defiantly | in a rebellious manner |
| humble | not proud or bold |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for a wrong that one has done |
| exasperation | to make angry |
| gloat | to gaze at or think about something with great satisfaction or joy |
| obliged | to compel by pressure; to earn the gratitude of |
| ferrets | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray mammal closely related to the European polecat |
| spectacles | eye glasses |
| reckoned | to look forward to as certain |
| smirking | to smile in an insincere manner |
| contrary | just the opposite |
| rascal | a mean or dishonest person; a mischievous person |
| spite | dislike or hatred for another person with a wish to torment, anger, or defeat |