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Vocabulary 1- WoBBP
Vocabulary 1 - The Witch of Blackbird Pond
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| noun-two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast | Brigantine |
| adjective- By a small margin; barely; Almost not; hardly | Scarcely |
| verb- to make an effort to gag | Retching |
| noun- a sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabiling terror; a sinking of the spirits; consternation | Dismay |
| adjective- too long, slow, or dull: tiresome or monotonous | Tedious |
| noun- a level area where a ship can dock, load, or unlock | Wharf |
| adjective- unexpectedly; sudden; quickly without warning | Abrupt |
| verb- to rebuff or reject with rudeness, coldness, or denial | Repulsed |
| verb- pull or take on board a ship or aircraft | Embarking |
| adjective- strong, healthy, and full of energy | Vigorous |
| adjective- silly, crazy, foolish | Daft |
| adverb- requiring serious thought; important | Gravely |
| adjective- not friendly; cool, distant; uninvolvedand uninterested | Aloof |
| noun- casual lack of concern, calm, seeming not to care | Nonchalance |
| adjective- awful, terrible, something extremely bad | Appalling |
| adverb- done with full consciousness | Deliberately |
| verb- to hold back or keep in check; to control | Restrained |
| adjective- characterized by ludicrous or distortion as of appearance or manner | Grotesquely |
| adverb- to regard with pleasure, wonder, and approval | Admiringly |