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Whipping Vocab 1&2
The Whipping Boy Vocabulary Chapters 1 & 2
Question | Answer |
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clasped | to seize with or as if with the hand : GRASP |
scalped | to remove the scalp from |
furious | very angry |
forbidden | ordered not to do something |
cuff | the turned-back hem of a trouser leg |
chamber | a room in a house and especially a bedroom |
roused | to make or become active : stir up |
defiantly | in a rebellious manner |
humble | not proud or bold |
contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for a wrong that one has done |
exasperation | to make angry |
gloat | to gaze at or think about something with great satisfaction or joy |
obliged | to compel by pressure; to earn the gratitude of |
ferrets | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray mammal closely related to the European polecat |
spectacles | eye glasses |
reckoned | to look forward to as certain |
smirking | to smile in an insincere manner |
contrary | just the opposite |
rascal | a mean or dishonest person; a mischievous person |
spite | dislike or hatred for another person with a wish to torment, anger, or defeat |