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Seedfolks: All Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| altar | A table or flat-topped block used as a focus for religious ritual. |
| stern | Serious and unrelenting. |
| incense | A gum, spice, or other substance that is burned for the sweet smell it produces. |
| gnawing | Persistently worrying or distressing and chewing at something. |
| vowed | Solemnly promised to do a specific thing. |
| thrive | Grow or develop well or vigorously. |
| vacant | Empty. |
| lad | A small child. |
| parole | The release of a prisoner temporarily or permanently before the completion of a sentence, on the promise of good behavior. |
| wilted | Become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease. |
| equation | A statement that the values of two mathematical expressions are equal. |
| bodega | A small grocery store, especially in a Spanish-speaking neighborhood. |
| pueblo | A North American Indian settlement of the southwestern US, especially one consisting of multistoried adobe houses built by the Pueblo people. |
| gestures | A movement of part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning. |
| trowel | A small handheld tool with a curved scoop for lifting plants or earth. |
| troughs | A long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink out of. |
| citizens | Inhabitants of a particular town or city. |
| maggots | A soft-bodied legless larva, especially that of a fly found in decaying matter. |
| receptionist | A person employed in an office or other establishment to answer the telephone, deal with clients, and greet visitors. |
| herring | A fish that lives in cold regions. |
| occupation | A job or career. |
| pacifism | Opposition to war or violence as a means of settling disputes. |
| compromised | Settled a dispute; made an agreement. |
| spigot | A faucet to regulate the flow of water. |
| crowning | Implying splendor, honor, or achievement. |
| pecking | Striking or biting with beak or teeth. |
| plantation | A large group of plants under cultivation. |
| myths | Traditional stories, usually fictional. |
| goddess | A female god; a woman who is adored. |
| alterations | Making a change or adjustment. |
| interrupt | Stop the continuous progress. |
| spouts | A tube projecting from a container through which liquid can be poured. |
| pecs | Muscles in your chest. |
| deeds | An action that is performed intentionally. |
| blight | A plant disease typically caused by fungi. |
| fertilizer | A chemical or natural substance added to the land. |
| sharecropper | A tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent. |
| billiard | Any of various games played on a rectangular table with a designated number of small balls and a long stick called a cue. |
| prams | Four-wheeled carriages for a baby. |
| haphazard | Lacking any obvious principle of organization. |
| furrowed | Marked with lines or wrinkles. |
| decorum | Behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety. |
| gales | Very strong winds. |
| domestic | Relating to the running of a home or to family relations. |
| pantomime | A dramatic entertainment where performers express meaning through gestures accompanied by music. |
| disgrace | Loss of reputation or respect as the result of a dishonorable action. |
| diginified | Having or showing a composed or serious manner that is worthy of respect. |
| entranced | Cast a spell on. |
| notion | A conception of or belief about something. |
| obliged | Be indebted or grateful. |
| tremolo | A wavering effect in a musical tone. |
| chard | A beet of a variety with broad white leaf stalks that may be prepared and eaten separately from the green parts of the leaf. |
| vast | Of very great extent or quantity. |
| homestead | A house, especially a farmhouse, and outbuildings. |
| foes | An enemy or opponent. |
| arthritis | Painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints. |
| eerie | Strange and frightening. |
| sampler | A piece of embroidery worked in various stitches and contains a motto. |
| spit | Of a fire or something being cooked. Emit small bursts of sparks or hot fat with a series of short, explosive noises. |
| idle | Avoiding work; lazy. |
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Mrs.Beck
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