Roll of Thunder #3 Vocab.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 audible | loud enough to be heard |
| chignon | knot or roll of hair worn at the back of the head |
| apprehensive | Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy, able to be understood |
| placid | calm, peaceful |
| condone | to forgive or overlook an offense |
| carpetbagger | negative nickname for a northern republican who moved to the south after the civil war |
| sentinel | a guard |
| languid | slow, sluggish, listless, weak |
| goad | to prod or urge |
| sulk | to be depressed, mope |
| frustration | a feeling arising when hindered in trying to reach a goal. |
| interminable | endless |
| aristocracy | a privileged class holding hereditary titles |
| reassurance | a restoring of confidence |
| saunter | to walk in a leisurely manner |
| seep | flow or leak through slowly |
| comprehend | to understand |
| indignant | filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| eviction | a legal action that requires tenants to move out before the lease has expired. |
| obedience | The state or condition of doing what one is told |
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