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Vocab 1-4
Vocab from Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry Chapter 1-4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Admonish | to warn or scold gently |
| Raucous | behaving noisily |
| Pensive | thinking seriously |
| Undaunted | not frightened |
| Transposed | changing the order of two things |
| Imperious | arrogant |
| Scoff | to show disrespect |
| Fibrous | containing long, slender strands or threads |
| Gait | manner of walking or runnung |
| Formidable | causing fear |
| Penetrating | entering into |
| Glared | to stare at |
| Lynched | hanged to death |
| Pact | an agreement between two people |
| Listless | lacking energy |
| Expound | to explain or to give details |
| Prevail | to become common or widespread |
| Feign | to pretend |
| Emphatic | shown or spoken in forceful expression |
| Vex | to bring trouble |
| Patronize | to be costumer of |
| Resiliency | springing back |
| Donned | put on |
| Embittered | made bitter |
| Coddling | Pampering |
| Relent | to give in to pity |
| Precariously | lacking security |
| Cloaking | hiding |
| Penchant | a strong liking for something |
| Temerity | acting without caution |