Lyddie Vocab. Ch. 1-3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 fetched | went and got; brought |
| battering | striking with repeated blows so as to bruise, break, or get out of shape; pounding |
| adversary | person or group opposing or hostile to another person or group; enemy |
| contradicting | saying the opposite of what (a person) has said |
| specter | figurative-a thing that causes terror or dread |
| trousseau | a bride's outfit of clothes, linen, or the like |
| beholden | under personal obligation for favors or services; in debt |
| radical | favoring extreme changes or reforms; extreme |
| tweak | to seize and pull with a sharp jerk and twist |
| dubious | feeling doubt; wavering or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt |
| bleating | the crying of a sheep, goat, or calf |
| adherence | a holding to and following closely |
| noxious | very harmful; poisonous |
| obliged | binded by a promise, contract, or duty; compelled, forced; required |
| fallow | plowed but not seeded for a season or more |
| bellowing | making a loud, deep noise |
| tediously | something that is long and tiring; boring |
| exasperated | irritated very much; annoyed greatly; made angry |
| servitude | the condition of being a slave; slavery |
| comrade | person who shares in what another is doing; fellow worker |
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