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Stealing Freedom Voc
Vocabulary Words Worksheet
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Exasperated | (adj) intensely irritated and frustrated |
| Vigorous | (adj.) involving physical strength, effort, or energy |
| Lecherous | (adj.) having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire |
| Apparition | (n.) a ghost or ghostlike image of a person |
| Placid | (adj.) calm and peaceful, with little movement or activity |
| Exorbitant | (adj.) unreasonably high amount |
| Daguerreotype | (n.) a photograph taken by an old process using a silvered plate and mercury vapor |
| Emphatically | (adv) done with intensity |
| Shortsighted | (adj.) unable to see things clearly unless they are close to the eyes |
| Pilfered | (v) stealing something usually of very little value |
| Covet | (v) strongly desiring something you do not have |
| Eerie | (adj.) strange and frightening |
| Mangled | (adj.) severely damaged by cutting, tearing or crushing |
| Menacingly | (adv) done in a way that suggests danger is coming |
| Perplexed | (adj.) extremely confused |
| Sabbath | (n) a religious day only meant for dedication to God and no other work |
| Veranda | (n.) a space outside of the front of a house that has a roof |
| Omnibus | (n) a bus usually driven by a horse |
| Barring | (preposition) except for |
| Fugitive | (n) a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding |
| Scuttling | (v) running quickly with short steps |
| Sputter | (v) a series of soft explosive sounds |
| Britches | (n) short pants that reach just before the knee |
| Homely | (adj.) plain looking or unattractive and simple |
| Ruffians | (n) violent criminal or troublemaker |
| Smokestack | (n) a funnel for channeling smoke |
| Embroidered | (adj.) decorate with patterns sewn on with thread |
| Pedestrians | (n) people who are walking on a walkway or walk area |
| Loiter | (v) stand around or wait without a purpose |
| Bulbous | (adj.) fat, round, and bulging |
| Abolitionist | (n) a person who strongly believes in an fights for the end of a certain system of oppression (like slavery) |
| Bonnet | (n) a woman or child’s hat tied under the chin |
| Lapel | (n) the part a coat or jacket below the collar that is folded back |
| Clammy | (adj.) unpleasantly damp and sticky or slimy to touch |
| Contraption | (n) a machine or device that appears strange or unnecessary |
| Flask | (n) container for liquids |
| Forged | (adj.) copied or fake usually referring to a fake signature or document |
| Yelped | (v) a short sharp cry of pain or alarm |
| Steep | (adj.) sharply angled usually describing a slope |
| Groggy | (adj.) dazed, weak or unsteady usually because of sleep or drunkenness |
| Treacherous | (adj.) hazardous because of unpredictable dangers |
| Lanky | (adj.) ungracefully thin and tall |
| Vulgar | (adj.) explicit and offensive |
| Croup | (n) an airway infection that blocks breathing |
| Reluctantly | (adv) unwilling in a hesitant way |
| Mucky | (adj.) covered in dirt or filth |
| Frantically | (adv) doing something with anxiety and in a hurried way |
| Scarcely | (adv) almost not |
| Jovial | (adj.) cheerful |
| Hoarse | (adj.) sounding rough and harsh usually from a cough or yelling too much |
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