TKMB ch. 8, 9, 10 even #s
Terms
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- isolate
- set apart from others
- near libel
- almost harming someone's reputation
- compensation
- to pay for or make up for something
- guilelessness
- to have no cunning or craftiness
- gastric
- of, in, or near the stomach
- wary
- to be cautious on your gaurd against something
- bawled
- cried out noisily
- jetty
- a type of wall built out into water to protect a coastline or restrain currents
- douse
- to pour liquid all over someone
- plate
- dentures; dental plate
- roomers
- persons who rent and live in rooms in a house
- arbor
- an outdoor area shaded by trees
- taffeta
- a lustrous, stiff fabric, often used for women's dresses, especially formal wear
- azaleas
- a colorful and decorative kind of flower
- prophet
- someone able to predict the future
- mausoleum
- a large, imposing tomb
- plaited
- braided
- provocation
- to excite some sort of feeling; often anger or irritation
- reconnaissance
- examination
- obsess
- greatly preoccupy
- tentative
- to be hesitant or unsure
- siblings
- brothers and/or sisters
- trousseau
- all the new clothes a bride brings to her marriage
- mortify
- humiliate; embarrass
- undulate
- to move in waves or in a wavy manner
- oppressive
- overbearing; hard to put up with
- camisole
- a woman's sleeveless undergarment, usually worn under a sheer blouse
- relic
- something of historic interest that has survived from the past
- croon
- to sing in a low, gentle tone
- erratically
- strangely; differently than normal
- subdued
- someone who has been soothed or softened and made less intense
- passe
- old-fashioned
- pantry
- a small room or closet off the kitchen where foodstuffs and cooking ingredients are stored
- decreed
- an official order
- catwalk
- narrow, elevated walkway
- dog-trot trail
- a covered passageway between two parts of a building
- tranquil
- calm
- meteorogical
- anything to do with meteorology or weather
- syringe
- a device with a rubber bulb on one end and a narrow tube on the other
- inordinately
- too great or too many
- ingenuous
- simple; innocent
- fanatical
- a person whose extreme enthusiasm, interest, zeal, etc goes beyond what is reasonable
- Providence
- the care of God
- ambrosia
- a desert made up of a mixture of fruits, nuts, and coconut
- hookah
- an oriental tobacco pipe with a flexible tube that draws in smoke through a bowl of water
- tartly
- sharply
- essence
- fundamental nature; most important quality
- alist
- tilted to one side
- Jew's Harp
- a small musical instrument that's played by plucking a piece of metal while holding the instrument to one's mouth
- dim
- unclear, not strong
- indecision
- the inability to decide what to do
- calomel
- a laxative; often used as a cure for intestinal worms
- vaguely
- to be unclear or not precise
- caricatures
- a representation of a person where certain features of that person are exaggerated or distorted
- treble
- high
- gingerly
- carefully; cautiously
- attributes
- characteristics; qualities of a person or thing
- corncrib
- a small structure used to store corn
- interdict
- prohibition; restraint