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Vocab for Allan
Vocabulary 22 words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Frenetically- | Wildly excited or active; frantic; frenzied |
| Midst- | the middle point, part, or stage |
| Protege- | a person under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in his or her career or welfare. |
| Memoir- | a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation. |
| Bursitis- | inflammation of a bursa. |
| “Jockey For”- | |
| Sundries- | sundry things or items, esp. small, miscellaneous items of little value |
| Reverie | a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing A Daydream |
| Jim Crow laws- | any state law discriminating against black persons |
| Accommodate- | to do a kindness or a favor to to provide for |
| Sputtered- | to make explosive popping or sizzling sounds. |
| Unison- | coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc. |
| “Followed suit”- | |
| Forebears- | A person from whom one is descended; an ancestor. |
| Abolitionist- | a person who favors the abolition of any law or practice deemed harmful to society |
| Exhortation- | the act or process of exhorting. |
| Serene- | calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled |
| Flustered- | to put into a state of agitated confusion |
| Retorted- | to reply to, usually in a sharp or retaliatory way |
| “In the cradle of”- | |
| Gallows- | a wooden frame, consisting of a crossbeam on two uprights, on which condemned persons are executed by hanging. |
| Marquee- | a tall rooflike projection above a theater entrance, usually containing the name of a currently featured play or film and its stars. |