Freedom Crossing Ch. 1-8
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 despairingly | hopelessly |
| twang | sharp, nasal tone of voice |
| mournful | expressing sorrow |
| fugitive | running away ( fugitive slave- a slave who is running away) |
| plait | braid |
| outburst | sudden release of feeling |
| larder | a place where food is kept |
| seethed | intensely; inwardly agitated |
| scoffed | mocked; taunted |
| accountable | responcible for giving account of one's act |
| rebelliously | to fight against or disobey authority |
| conviction | firm belief |
| jackknifed | bent at middle or doubled over |
| reverence | a feeling or attitude of deep respect |
| impudently | insultingly; rudely |
| smuggled | inported or exported (goods) secretly, in in violation of the law |
| wafted | went gently and smoothly through the air |
| suffocate | to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through lungs or organs |
| presiding | occupying the place of authority or control |
| perishable | liable to spoil or decay |
| rummage | to search |
| cross | angry |
| retort | to make a sharp reply |
| plaguing | bothering or troubling |
| mystified | bewildered |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme comfusion, agitation, or commotion |
| swaggering | to walk in a bold, arrogant stride; strut |
| generosity | willing to give or share |
| smoldering | burning sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| ruthless | having no pity |
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