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ROT_1b
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - Chapter 1b
| Term | Definition | Synonym | Antonym |
|---|---|---|---|
| loitering | dawdling; hanging around | lingering,hovering | leaving,hurrying |
| knell | a toll; sound of a bell | toll,chime | silence,quiet |
| transpose | alter the order of | rearrange,switch | keep,maintain |
| glean | gather bit by bit | collect,accumulate | scatter,waste |
| vigorously | energetically; with great force and energy | energetically,forcefully | weakly,feebly |
| flounce | move with bouncing motions, often showing self-importance | prance,strut | shuffle,slouch |
| ferociously | fiercely | savagely,intensely | gently,mildly |
| reverberate | echo; resound | echo,resonate | fade,quiet |
| quizzically | inquisitively; questioningly | curiously,questioningly | certainly,confidently |
| primly | formally and stiffly | properly,stiffly | casually,naturally |
| tarpaulin | material used to protect exposed objects | covering,sheet | exposure,uncovering |
| prospect | possibility; something expected | possibility,expectation | impossibility,certainty |
| dubious | of doubtful promise or outcome | uncertain,questionable | certain,sure |
| motley | mixture of different elements | mixed,varied | uniform,matching |
| audible | capable of being heard | hearable,clear | silent,inaudible |