Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Addlepated - p. 20 - "Missus regarded Ruth.'This one looks simple. Is she __addlepated__.'" - adjective - mentally disabled or challenged
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Kale - p. 85 - "Ruth hummed quietly to herself, shelling peas into the large wooden bowl, and Becky chopped __kale__."- noun - a cabbage-like cultivated plant, used as a vegetable



Apoplexy - p. 107 - "The noise near gave me an __apoplexy__." - noun - a sudden, usually marked loss of bodily function due to rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel; a stroke

Snuff jar - p. 108 - "Madam picked the blue china __snuff jar__ off the desk and flung it against the wall." - noun - a jar or box used to contain ground tobacco



Discommodated - p. 117 - "It __discommodated__ me some to attend, but Madam gave me no choice." - verb - to cause inconvenience, to bother

Ague - p. 124 - "The week after Hickey's hanging, Becky suffered a mild attack of the __ague__ that had befallen so many soldiers." - noun - a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning convulsions, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits


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 * Addlepated** - p.20 - "Missus regarded Ruth.'This one looks simple. Is she __addlepated__.'" - adjective - disabled or challenged
 * Queue** - p.102 - "His own hair was dark, pulled back into a neat __queue__, and tied with string." - (n) braid of hair worn hanging down behind
 * Berth** - p.103 - "That was far from a __berth__ on a swift ship, but I had little choice." - (n) a shelf like sleeping space
 * Apoplexy** - p.107 - " The noise near gave me __apoplexy__ ." - (n) stroke
 * Coverlet** - p.111 - "Becky pointed upstairs, where Madam lay atop the __coverlet__ on her bed, asleep." - (n) a bed quilt
 * Conjure man** - p. 112 - "I half expected to see vendors selling cinnamon water, boiled sweets, and currant cakes, and a __conjure__ man who could juggle two balls and a stool." - (n) a magician
 * Epaulets** - p.115 - "The captain said something that we couldn't hear, then he pulled the sword from his scabbard, and sliced the __epaulets__ off Hickey's chest, neatly slicing off the buttons from the traitor's coat." - (n) a shoulder ornament
 * Curtly** - p.115 - "The captain nodded __curtly__ at the preacher and said something else to Hickey, again too low for us to hear." - (adj.) rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner
 * Beseech** - p.117 - "The reverand had so much __beseeching__ to do for the royal family, I thought we'd be stuck in church for a week." - (v) to beg
 * Rabble** - p.120 - "'We will leave this __rabble__.'" - (n) a disorderly crowd or mob
 * Gale** - p.120 - "She stood rooted to the ground, trembling against my leg as if a __gale__ were blowing." - (n) a very strong wind
 * Brocade** - p.124 - "She now carried with her a __brocade__ pouch suspended from a red satin cord." - (n) fabric woven with an elaborate design
 * Tarried** - p.126 - "As the crowd marched off to make bullets and celebrate liberty and independence in the taverns, I realized dark was fast falling, and i had __tarried__ overly long." - (v) to remain or stay in a place
 * Confuddled** - p.127 - "I was __confuddled__." - (adj.) confused
 * Bodice** - p.128 - "But first I wanted to shed my __bodice__; it pinched something awful under my arms." - (n) part of a dress just above the waist
 * Chit** - p.138 - "'That __chit__ of a girl belongs to me, Colonel.'" - (n) a boil, wart or pimple; a young small or insignificant person
 * Betwixt** - p.147 - "In __betwixt__ me and brazier into our faces." - (adverb) between
 * Contemplated** - p.173 - "Madam __contemplated__ him coolly." - (v) to look at or view with continued attention
 * Garbled** - p.194 - "Her words were __garbled__, like she was talking underwater, but I finally understood." - (v) to confused unintentionally or ignorantly; jumble
 * Gorggery** - p.196 - "Folks said the fire started in a low __groggery__ near the Whitehall Slip." - (n) a slightly disreputable barroom
 * Arsonists** - p.197 - "While the fires still raged, groups of soldiers searched for __arsonists__ ." - (n) someone who starts a fire on purpose
 * Rosin** - p.197 - "One man, found with __rosin__ and brimstone-tipped slivers of wood in his pocket, was tossed into a burning cobbler shop, another was quickly executed with a bayoney through the chest." - (n) yellowish resin
 * Crockery** - p.206 - "My job was to ferry the food up the stairs and the dirty __crockery__ down" - (n) dishes; pots and pans to cook with
 * Ample - ** p.11 - "'That should provide __ample__ space.'" - (adj.) plentiful
 * Blunder s - ** p.211 - "'Given their __blunders__, it is an unlikely prospect.'" - (n) bad moves or mistakes
 * Trod** - p.228 - "When I __trod__ on a squeaky board, they did not even look up." - (v) to walk or step
 * Caterwauling** - p.233 - "'There'll be no more brawling or __caterwauling__ in this kitchen.'" - (v) quarreling
 * Contraband** - p.235 - "'Are scones and jam __contraband__ ?'" - (n) anything prohibited from being imported or exported
 * Contrived** - p.253 - "After the midday meal, I __contrived__ to overturn the pitcher that help the tea water, dumping it on the floor." - (v) planned or schemed
 * Dolt** - p.253 - "'Clumsy __dolt__ ," Hannah scolded as I knelt to clean the floor with rags.'" - (n) a dull, stupid person
 * Passel** - p.256 - "Washington's troops chased the British from the battlefield, killed a __passel__ of them, and took a couple of hundred prisoners." - (n) group of people
 * Faltered** - p.297 - "He __faltered__ and almost fell again." - (v) unsteady in purpose or action


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 * Addlepated - p. 20 - "Missus regarded Ruth.'This one looks simple. Is she __addlepated__.'" - adjective - disabled or challenged
 * Vexatious - p. 37 - " You're the vexatious one." I said. "Running off and leaving me like that." - adjective - troublesome; annoying
 * Privy - p. 63 - " //I'm on my way to the privy//, I reminded myself." - adjective - private; assigned to private uses
 * Hobgoblins - p. 65 - "...but I knew they were just hobgoblins awalking in the dark..." - noun - an ugly, mischievous elf or goblin
 * Quaint - p. 184 - " Even our slaves have become political," Lockton said "How quaint." - adjective - strange, or unusual in a pleasing or amusing way
 * Inferno - p. 191 - " It was not morning ; it was inferno." - noun - hell

**Hobgoblins** - p. 65 - "...but I knew they were just __hobgoblins__ awalking in the dark..." - noun - an ugly, mischievous elf or goblin **Apoplexy** - p. 107 - "The noise near gave me an __apoplexy__." - noun - a sudden, usually marked loss of bodily function due to rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel; a stroke **Quaint** - p. 184 - " Even our slaves have become political," Lockton said "How quaint." - adjective - strange, or unusual in a pleasing or amusing way
 * Sara-**
 * Addlepated** - p. 20 - "Missus regarded Ruth.'This one looks simple. Is she __addlepated__.'" - adjective - disabled or challenged
 * Molasses** - p. "as I ate my dinner of greens and corn bread with __molasses__." - noun - a thick syrup produced during the refining of sugar or from sorghum, varying from light to dark brown in color.
 * Pestilent** - p. 158 - "the air was steeped evil during those muggy __pestilent__ days." - adjective - destructive to life; deadly; poisonous.
 * Privy** - p. 63 - " //I'm on my way to the privy//, I reminded myself." - adjective - private; assigned to private uses
 * Rosin** - p.197 - "One man, found with __rosin__ and brimstone-tipped slivers of wood in his pocket, was tossed into a burning cobbler shop, another was quickly executed with a bayoney through the chest." - (n) yellowish resin

