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AYDY Vocab II
vocabulary words for A Year Down Yonder
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amber | hard yellowish translucent fossil ruin |
| annihilating | destroying or vanquishing completely |
| aristocracy | upper class consisting of hereditary nobility |
| cackle | sharp broken noise characterized by a hen |
| capitulated | surrrenderd; ceased resisting |
| dervish | one that moves or dances with abandon |
| dignity | the quality of being worthy, honored, or esteemed |
| dithered | acted nervously or indecisively |
| eaves | lower border of a roof that overhangs a wall |
| embedded | surrounded closely |
| feisty | having a lively aggresiveness |
| furrow | a trench made in the earth by a plow |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| implement | device used in the performance of a task |
| isinglass | semitransparent gelation used in jellies or glue |
| mural | work of art covering a wall or ceiling |
| nosegay | a small bunch of flowers |
| ossified | rigidly conventional and opposed to change |
| palsy | condition marked by uncontrollable tremor of the body |
| reeled | wavered or fallen back |
| sickle | farming implement with a curved metal blade |
| skeptical | doubting attitude |
| sphinx | ancient Egyptian image of a lion body with a man's head |
| swathed | bound or wrapped with a long, broad strip of material |
| tousled | tangled; rumpled |