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FreaktheMighty 9-18
Vocabulary for Chapters 9 - 18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| steed | a high-spirited horse |
| pledge | a solemn promise |
| oath | a formally issued statement or promise |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| tenement | run-down, overcrowded apartment houses |
| temporary | not permanent |
| yonder | that place over there |
| optimum | the best result under specific conditions |
| decline | express an inability to accept |
| Holy Grail | a sacred object |
| intervention | to come between disputing people; mediate |
| injustice | violation of the rights of others; unfair action |
| urgency | requiring speedy action or attention |
| convince | to move by evidence to belief or agreement, |
| miraculous | of the nature of a miracle; marvelous |
| deprived | lacking the necessities of life |
| kin | relatives |
| trussed | to tie or secure closely |
| divulged | to make known, reveal |
| fealty | showing loyalty, devotion |
| abide | to put up with; tolerate |
| sought | to have gone in search of something |
| dysfunctional | not capable of serving the purpose for which it is designed |
| functional | capable of serving the purpose for which it is designed |
| smirk | to smile in a smug way |
| deny | to state that something believed to be true is not true |
| obligation | a binding promise, sense of duty |
| redeemed | to buy or pay off to clear by payment |