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AYDY Vocab I
vocabulary words for A Year Down Yonder
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| astride | placed or lying on both sides |
| brazen | marked by contemptuous boldness |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| clabber | sour milk that has thickened or curdled |
| codger | mildly eccentric elderly fellow |
| coroner | public officer who studies cause of death |
| dungarees | heavy cotton made from blue denim |
| enterprising | independent, energetic spirit who is ready to act |
| flimflam | deceptive nonsense |
| footlocker | a small trunk |
| foraged | to wander in search of food |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of |
| lurched | to roll or tip abruptly |
| privy | outhouse |
| pursed | puckered |
| recession | period of reduced economic activity |
| reservoir | a place where something is kept in store |
| shucking | peeling off layers |
| simpering | smiling in a silly way |
| surged | swelling, rolling, or sweeping forward like a wave |
| teetered | moved unsteadily |
| trudged | walked steadily and laboriously |
| vengeance | punishment in retaliation for an injury or offense |
| vittles | food |
| wattle | poles interwoven with branches and used in building |