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breadwinner ch 6-10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Foreign | characteristic of a country or language other than one's own |
| Fringe | the border or outer edges of an area or group |
| Gingerly | in a careful or cautious manner |
| Stammer | speak with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words. |
| Gruff | rough and low in pitch |
| Disguise | a different appearance in order to conceal one's identity |
| Embedded | fixed firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass; implanted |
| Curse | a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something |
| Vendors | a person or company offering something for sale, especially a trader in the street. |
| Embroidery | the ancient, versatile craft of decorating fabric, apparel, or other materials using a needle to apply thread or yarn |
| Distinctive | characteristic of one person or thing, and so serving to distinguish it from others |
| Dawdle | waste time; be slow |
| Relent | abandon or mitigate a harsh intention or cruel treatment |
| Latrine | a simple, often communal toilet facility, typically consisting of a hole or trench in the ground used in camps, barracks, or emergency, temporary, or rural settings |
| Collide | hit with force when moving. |
| Routine | a sequence of actions regularly followed; a fixed program |
| Escort | a person who accompanies another to social events, for security, or as a hired companion |
| Gesture | a movement of part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning. |
| Unearth | in the ground by digging. |
| Sever | divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly. |