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"The Landlady" 8ELA
8th grade ELA vocabulary for "The Landlady"
| Term | Deffinition |
|---|---|
| Brisk | active, fast, energetic |
| Facade | the face of a building |
| Blotchy | covered with blotches; patchy |
| Illuminate | Light up |
| Hearth | the floor of a fire place |
| Congenial | pleasant or agreeable |
| Conjure | call upon |
| Rapacious | aggressively greedy |
| Dither | be indecisive |
| Queer | strange; odd |
| Compel | force or oblige to do something |
| Compulsion | constant |
| Threshold | a strip of wood, metal, or stone forming the bottom of a doorway |
| Swamped (adj) | overwhelmed |
| Applicant | a person who makes a formal application |
| Earnestly | with sincere and intense conviction |
| Proceedings | an event or series of activities |
| Frisky | playful and full of energy |
| Dainty | delicately small and pretty |
| Peculiar | strong or odd; unusual |
| Tantalize | torment or tease |
| Emanate | issue or spread something |
| Puzzling | something suprising |
| Trifle | something of little value or importance |
| Blemish | a mark that makes something imperfect |
| Lapse | slight error or slip |
| Preserve | to keep same from injury. |