The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail Act II
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anspray on July 17, 2011
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Mrs. Spray's Academic English 11
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Casement | [keys-muhnt] noun - a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame |
| Arpeggios | [ahr-pej-ee-ah] noun - the sounding of the notes of a chord in rapid succession instead of simultaneously |
| Timid | [tim-id] adjective - lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; shy |
| Contemptuously | [kuhn-temp-choo-uhs] adverb - showing or expressing disdain; scornful |
| Benignly | [bih-nahyn] adverb - having a kindly disposition; favorable |
| Botanist | [bot-n-ist] noun - a specialist in the science of plants |
| Aghast | [uh-gast] adjective - struck with overwhelming shock or amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror |
| Ecstasy | [ek-stuh-see] noun - rapturous delight; an overpowering emotion or exaltation; a state of sudden, intense feeling |
| Quizzically | [kqiz-i-kuhl] adverb - odd, queer, or comical; questioning or puzzled |
| Pity | [pit-ee] noun - sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy |
| Tattered | [tat-erd] adjective - torn; ragged |
| Vittles | [vit-l] noun - food |
| Placidly | [plac-id] adverb - pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed |
| Ravenously | [rav-uh-nuhs] adverb - extremely hungry; famished |
| Suppression | [suh-presh-uhn] noun - to keep in or repress |
| Contortion | [kuhn-tawr-shuhn] noun - twisted in a violent manner |
| Indignation | [in-dig-ney-shuhn] noun - strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, or insulting |
| Exasperated | [ig-zas-puh-reyt] verb - to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely |
| Abstraction | [ab-strak-shuhn] noun - an abstract or general idea or term; an impractical idea; something visionary an unrealistic |
| Trundle | [truhn-dl] verb - to travel in a wheeled vehicle |
| Beneficent | [buh-nef-uh-suhnt] adjective - doing good or causing good to be done; kindly in action or purpose |
| Patronizing | [pey-truh-nahy-zing] adjective - displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner |
| Pontificating | [pon-tif-i-keyt] verb - to speak in a pompous or dogmatic manner |
| Swarthy | [swawr-thee] adjective - dark skin color or complexion |
| Impervious | [im-pur-vee-uhs] adjective - icapable of being influenced, persuaded, or affected |
| Fusillade | [fyoo-suh-leyd] noun - a simultaneous or continuous discharge of firearms |
| Stagnant | [stag-nuh-nt] adjective - characterized by lack of developement, advancement, or progressive movement |
| Flashback | [flash-bak] noun - a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc. by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work |
| Omit | [oh-mit] verb - to leave out; fail to include or mention |
| Parabola | [puh-rab-uh-luh] noun - a geometrical shape consisting of a single bend and two lines going off to an infinite distance |
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