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Witch Lesson 6 Vocab
All vocab. words from The Witch of Blackbird Pond lesson 6
Answer | Description |
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Quaker | also known as the Society of Friends. A religious group who actively worked to help the slaves. |
allotted | to give out or assign as a share or portion |
consternation | fear resulting from the awareness of danger |
decorum | proper action, speech and dress; good manners and behavior |
diligently | working with steady and careful effort |
dismayed | lower someone's spirits; make downhearted |
ingenious | showing inventiveness and unique skill |
malicious | wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill or hatred |
priggish | exaggeratedly proper |
raiment | clothing in general; vesture; garments |
rapturously | a strong feeling of joy, delight, or love |
ravenous | 1. extremely hungry "a ravenous boy" 2. devouring or craving food in great quantities "ravenous as wolves" 3.very hungry. 4. eager for whatever satisfies one's needs or wants |
sanctioned | give authority or permission to |
sparsely | not alot of; thinly distributed |
stint | 1. an unbroken period of time during which you do somehing 2. supply sparingly, with a meager allowance |
thatched | a roof covering made from straw or reeds |
topaz | a mineral that occurs in crystals of various colors and is used as a gemstone |
tracts | an extended area of land |
unorthodox | not following established ways of thinking |
vegeance | the act of getting even for a wrong or injury; punishment in return for harm done; revenge |