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summer of the monkys
| word | defenition | |
|---|---|---|
| Foothill | A low hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range. | |
| Sharecropper | A tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent. | |
| terrapin | A small edible turtle with lozenge-shaped markings on its shell, found in coastal marshes of the eastern US. | |
| hypnotize | Produce a state of hypnosis in (someone) | |
| slough | A situation characterized by lack of progress or activity. | |
| Flinch | make a quick, nervous movement of the face or body as an instinctive reaction to surprise, fear or pain. | |
| Sorghum | a widely cultivated cereal native to warm regions of the Old World. It is a major source of grain and of feed for livestock. | |
| Jasper | an opaque reddish-brown variety of chalcedony. | |
| Anvil | a heavy steel or iron block with a flat top, concave sides, and typically a pointed end, on which metal can be hammered and shaped | |
| churn | a machine or container in which butter is made by agitating milk or cream | |
| Caper | skip or dance about in a lively or playful way | |
| commotion | a state of confused and noisy disturbance | |
| underbrush | shrubs and small trees forming the undergrowth in a forest | |
| lope | run or move with a long bounding stride. | |
| flounce | go or move in an exaggeratedly impatient or angry manner | |
| aggravate | annoy or exasperate (someone), especially persistently | |
| expedition | a journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research, or war | |
| maneuver | . a movement or series of moves requiring skill and care | |
| trance | a half-conscious state characterized by an absence of response to external stimuli, typically as induced by hypnosis or entered by a medium. | |
| Frothead | form or contain a rising or overflowing mass of small bubbles | |
| pallet | a straw mattress. a crude or makeshift bed | |
| caboodle | the whole number or quantity of people or things in question. | |
| quavering | (of a person's voice) shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion | |
| moonshine | illicitly distilled or smuggled liquor | |
| prowl | (of a person or animal) move around restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of or as if in search of prey. "black bears pr | |
| squall | a sudden violent gust of wind or a localized storm, especially one bringing rain, snow, or sleet. | |
| incubator | an enclosed apparatus providing a controlled environment for the care and protection of premature or unusually small babies | |
| permissions | consent; authorization. or the other thing its supposed to be. | |
| unruly | disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control. | |
| sly | having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature | |
| Codger | an elderly man, especially one who is old-fashioned or eccentric. | |
| Buckboard | an open, four-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage with seating that is attached to a plank stretching between the front and rear axles |
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