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LITERATURE: WBP voca
The Witch of Blackbird Pond Vocab Test #2
Term | Definition |
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solemn | serious, earnest, grave |
refuge | protection or shelter, as from danger or hardship |
tallow | hard fat obtained from cattle, sheep, or horses, and used in candles or soaps |
quizzical | suggesting puzzlement; teasing or mocking |
bribe | something such as money or a favor offered to influence a person to act dishonestly |
acquainted | to be familiar with |
jubilant | exultingly joyful |
reverence | profound awe or respect |
pride | pleasure or satisfaction taken in one's achievements or possessions; arrogance, conceit |
authority | the right or power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command or judge |
spectacle | a remarkable or impressive sight |
constable | a peace officer with less authority than a sheriff |
suspicious | questionable, tending to suspect; distrustful |
testimony | a declaration by a witness under oath, as before a court, supportive evidence |
basin | an open, shallow, usually round container used especially for holding liquids |