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mr.d reading final
Question | Answer |
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pursuit | the act of chasing in order to catch |
fiscal | having to do with finances |
dialogue | a conversation between two or more persons |
feuding | quarrreling or fighting |
squtter | someone who settled illegally on land |
sacred | considerd holy related to religoius ceremonies |
inferior | lower in status or rank |
myth | tales that explain actions of gods goddess or heros who interact with them |
inarticulate | unable to express ones self |
commotion | noisy movment |
indulgent | tolerant not strict or critical |
shriveled | wrinkled dried up or shrunk |
spindly | long and thin |
personification | human charachteristics given to non human subjects |
kindled | built or lit |
cordially | warm or heartfelt |
intuition | abilty to sense or know immediatly with out reasoning |
meager | lacking in some way inadequate |
drought | lack of rain |
apprehension | a fearful feeling about what will happen next |
resolute | showing a firm purpose determind |
satisfactory | adequate sufficent to meet a requirment |
indignant | filled with anger at injustice |
discharged | firred or released from something |
meticulous | extremely careful about details |
insufferable | unbearable |
conspicuous | noticeable |
cyclone | tornado |
sparse | thinly spread; in a small amount |
bellowing | swelling or surging |
native | relative to teh place of ones birth |
idioms | expressions that develop in a language or region |
discrepancies | differences, inconsistancies |
unabashed | unashamed |
ostenatiously | in a showy way |
(:HAUGHTY:) | proud and superior,scornful to others |
guileless | without deciet or trickery; innocent |
hyperbole | exaggeration or overstatement |
monologue | a long uninterrupted speech spoken by a person |
commenced | started, began |
fatalist | one who believes that all events are determined by fate and cannot be changed |
rickety | weak or likely to break |
fugitives | people fleeing from danger |
shanties | roughly built cabins or shacks |
fable | brief stories that often feature animals that act like humans |
pitiful | arousing sympathy or pity |
pestering | constant bothering AKA MR.D!!!! |
criteria | standards or tests by which someting can be judged |