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Tuck Vocab (P-Ch. 4)
Tuck Vocabulary Prologue - Chapter 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tangent | sudden change of course |
| bovine | having to do with cows |
| meager | poor quality or small amounts |
| gallows | a wooden frame with a rope that was used for executing a person |
| melancholy | sad |
| rueful | regretful |
| intrusions | the act of wrongfully entering or interrupting |
| grimace | ugly, twisted expression on someone's face to express disgust or pain |
| exasperate | irritate or annoy |
| jaunty | lively, easy and carefree |
| self-depreciation | belittling or undervaluing oneself |
| marionette | a puppet worked from above by strings attached to its limbs |