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JT flashcards
Johnny Tremain Flashcards
Question | Answer |
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Apprentice | A person learning a trade or art, especially one bound by a legal agreement to work for an employer for a certain length of time in return for instruction and maintenance, but has little or no pay |
Parasitic | living off of another life for or not self sustaining |
brackish | slightly salty |
crucible | container in which metals, ores, etc. can be melted |
pious | having or showing reverence for God or being religious |
repousse | raised in relief by hammering on the other side of a thin sheet of metal |
poultice | a soft, moist mass of mustard, herbs, or something else that is applied to someones body as medicine |
illiterate | unable to read and write, or showing a lack of education |
indolent | disliking work, or being lazy or idle |
diffident | lacking self confidence or being shy |
assuage | to calm or soothe someone, or to make something less intense or easier |
nonchalance | cool unconcerned, or indifferent |
effigy | a image or statue of something, which is usually a person, or an image burned or hanged to show hatred or contempt |
enigmatic | like a riddle, or very puzzling |