vocab 17
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 parsonage | church/ house for a member of the clergy |
| color line | a social sys in which a group of people are denied access to the same rights as others |
| embankment | a wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area |
| eloquence | fluent or persuasive speaking or writing |
| vignettes | a short descriptive story |
| undergirded | secured or fastened from the underside |
| folklore | traditional beliefs customs or stories of a community passed through generations |
| extenuating | make something seem less serious or more forgivable |
| venturesome | willing to take risks or embark on difficult or unusual course of action |
| oleanders | poisonous evergreen that grow in warm climates and have beautiful flower |
| disembarked | leave a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle |
| thorax | the chest |
| narcotic | drug/ substance esp an illegal one inducing drousiness or sleepiness/ affecting the mind |
| raiment | clothing |
| miscellany | mixture; group or collection of different items |
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