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Decker Devil

Devil and Tom Walker

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stingy, miserly doesn’t want to share; opposite of generous
inlet small bay
ridge high, rocky area
to pry to pull apart; to get into someone else’s business
to plot to make bad plans, to scheme
hoard secret stash of things that are kept
forlorn lost, alone, poor
inmate prisoner
to have a (bad) temper to get angry easily
confined limited
rejoice celebrate
peninsula land with water on three sides
stronghold base for an army or group of people
refuge safe place
dusk time when the sun is setting
spell magic, witchcraft
staff (walking) stick
gruff low, angry, rough
puzzled confused
soot residue after the burning of something, especially coal
coal black carbon burned for energy or heat
coarse rough
to scowl to frown, make a mean face
to sneer an expression of disgust
flourishing healthy and growing
rotten spoiled
prior preexisting, before
bold brave; unafraid to speak your mind; rude
patron saint in charge of something
Old Scratch devil
shrewish mean, plotting, nagging
obliterate destroy, get rid of
reveal uncover, tell a secret
avarice greed
to urge to try to convince, to beg
sullen quietly angry
to come to terms to agree
to leap jump
to shrug to move shoulders up and down
to console to say comforting words
sturdy strong, not easily broken
to do someone a kindness to do something nice for someone
to stroll to walk casually, leisurely
to haggle to negotiate (price, terms)
stubborn hard-headed, won't change your mind
risk to do something unsafe
mighty strong
debtor someone who owes money
anxious afraid about the future
foreclose when you borrow money for something (house) and can't pay for it, the bank will do this--take it away.
to beg to ask over and over for something
piety religiousness
to neigh sound a horse makes
safe a locked box with valuables
haunted has ghosts
Created by: ldecker
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