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AYDY Vocab I
vocabulary words for A Year Down Yonder
Term | Definition |
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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 |