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FreaktheMighty 9-18
Vocabulary for Chapters 9 - 18
Question | Answer |
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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 |