| Term | Definition |
|---|
| repose | The act of resting or being at rest |
| countenance | The expression of the face |
| animation | The condition of being alive or animated |
| bawdy | Humorously coarse |
| eloquent | speaks with persuasive powerful discourse |
| rollicking | high spirited, carefree, boisterous |
| melancholy | Sadness or depression |
| dismemberment | To divide into pieces |
| bawled | To cry out loudly; shout |
| burly | Very strong and muscular |
| makeshift | Something used as a temporary substitute |
| luminous | Giving off light; shining |
| felled | To cut down or cause to fall |
| furrow | A long narrow groove made in the ground with a plow or other tool |
| gangliest | Tall, awkward, lanky |
| enterprising | Showing initiative and willingness to start or undertake new projects |
| defiantly | Marked by boldly resisting something |
| meager | Lacking in quantity or quality; scanty |
| aptitude | A natural ability or talent |
| precedents | An act that can serve as an example in dealing following similar incidents |
| strapping | Having a study muscular physique |
| eminent | Standing out above the others as in character, performance or rank |
| substantial | Sturdily built; having substance; possessing wealth or property |
| tyranny | Absolute power expecially when used unjustly or cruelly |
| bumpkin | An awkward or unsophisticated person |
| infuriated | To be furious |
| genial | Cheerful, happy or good humored |
| brawling | To fight or quarrel noisily |
| manacled | Something that restricts freedom; chained |
| embattled | prepared or fortified for battle |
| compensation | Something given or received as payment |
| prominence | Something or someone that stands out or has importance |
| distorting | To change; to twist out of shape |
| solicictious | Overly concerned or anxious |
| indentures | A person who puts himself into slavery or bondage |
| sovereignty | Supremacy of authority or rule |
| enumerated | To count off or name one by one |
| suppressed | To restrict activities; to hold down |
| emancipation | To free from slavery; to set free |
| erroneous | Mistaken, wrong |
| catapulted | To hurl or launch with force or be pushed ahead with great power |
| abolitionists | A person who believes slavery should be wiped out; totally against slavery |
| allegiance | Loyalty or devotion |
| candor | To speak freely with honesty; to say exactly what you feel |
| howitzers | Small cannons |
| alienate | To lose or cut off friendship or support; to make mad |
| momentous | Very important |
| meticulous | Plays close attention to detail; extrememly careful or precise |
| assail | To attack physically or with words |
| menagerie | A collection of all different kinds of animals |
| muster | To call forth; to bring together |
| shackles | Chains either on the wrists or ankles that restrain freedom of movement |
| desolate | Deserted with little or no people or plants growing |
| rendezvous | A prearranged meeting at a designated time or place |
| denounced | To condemn openly as being evil or wicked |
| sentries | Guards, usually soldiers, posted to keep unauthorized people from gaining passage |
| vindicated | To clear from suspicion with proof |
| mandate | Is the support or approval of the voters expressed in the results of an election |
| atrocious | Extremely evil or cruel; wicked; very bad |
| pincers | A grasping tool with jaws and handles; a lobster's or crab's claws |
| retribution | Something given or demanded in repayment, especially punishment |
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