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Vocab 1-4
Vocab from Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry Chapter 1-4
Term | Definition |
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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 |