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Dies Drear Vocab
Question | Answer |
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one who believed in eliminating slavery | abolitionist |
device that puffs out air by compression to fuel a fire | bellows |
bare,cold,harsh,gloomy | bleak |
misfortune or disaster | calamity |
of or like limestone,calcium,or lime | calcareous |
a plant with blue flowers or its root used to make tea | chicory |
disheartened or humbled | crestfallen |
to make up or pretend | feigned |
coated with gold | gilded |
attic | garret |
ill will or desire to harm | malice |
huge | massive |
mineral exposed at the earth's surface | outcropping |
living room | parlor |
figment of the mind | phantasm |
decorative flower with four petals | quatrefoil |
earthen embankment surrounding a fort | rampart |
object from the past | relic |
musical direction to raise the voice | selab |
tricky or deceitful | shifty |
serious | solemn |
deep dishes with lids | tureens |
open porch | veranda |
entrance hall | vestibule |
salty | brackish |
preoccupied | bemused |
the appearance of being cool and reserved | aloofness |