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rolling thunder hear my cry set1
chpt 1&2
20
Language - English
6th Grade
10/17/2013

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Term

chignon

(n)

Definition

a knot of hair worn on the back of the head

 

 

 

 

A ballerina mmust wear a chignon to preform.

Term

raucous

(adj)

Definition

behaving in a rowdy or rough manner

 

 

 

 

Mark is being raucous with his siblings.

Term

plantation

(n)

Definition

an estate in wich crops such as coffe,sugar, and tabacco are cultivated by resident labor

 

 

 

 

mike owns a arge plantation in wich he hiers slaves.

Term

meticulous

(adj)

Definition

very carefull about doing something in a extremely accurate and exact way

 

 

 

im very meticulous about my binder and locker

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scarlet

(n)

Definition

bright red

 

 

 

shela wore a scarlet dress to prom.

Term

maverick

(n)

Definition

 an individual individual who does not go along with a group or party

 

 

 

 

there is a movie called chasing maverick.

Term

gully

(n)

Definition

a deep ditch that is made by running waters after heavy rains

 

 

 

 

there is a gully at the edge of my subway that leads to the sewer.

Term

loitering

(v)

Definition

to remain in a area for no obvious reason

 

 

 

 

there is no loitering in hillside the neighborhood.

Term

sharecropping

(v)

Definition

when a farmer works on the land for the share of the crop

 

 

 

 

slaves used sharecropping to earn money

 

Term

indignant

(adj)

Definition

felling or showing anger because of sommething that is unfair or wrong

 

 

 

 

he was very indignant about the bomb drill.

Term

mortgage

(n)

Definition

repayment of money borrowed for property

 

 

 

 

we have to pay for the mortgage or well be forclosed.

Term

diction

(n)

Definition

the way in wich words are used in speech or writing

 

there is a app called dragon diction.

 

 

 

Term

pensive

(adj)

Definition

quietly sad or thoughtful

 

I'm very pensive when I'm sick.

Term

audible

(adj)

Definition

being able to be heard

 

 

 

the mayor was audible among the crowd.

Term

welts

(n)

Definition

rides or bumps on the skin caused by lashes or blows

 

 

 

 

marshall had welts after a bully beat him up.

Term

sinewy

(adj)

Definition

having strong or lean muscles

 

 

 

 

he was very sinewy when he stood up.

Term

undaunted

(adj)

Definition

couragiously fearless especially in the face of danger or difficulty

 

 

 

 

she is undaunted by the haunted house.

Term

dubious

(adj)

Definition

unsure or uncertain : feeling doubt about something

 

 

 

 

the puppy was dubious about going down the stairs.

Term

emaciate

(v)

 

Definition

to causer to lose flesh as to become very thin

 

 

 

the jews at the consetration camp could emaciate in days.

Term

towheaded

(n)

Definition

a person who has soft whitesh blond hair

 

 

 

sara was towheaded from birth.

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