Raspy: Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound. Haggle: an instance of intense argument. Rummage: Search haphazardly Welt: a raised mark on the skin Jabber: talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner. Seedy: Shabby and untidy Careen: Pitching dangerously to one side loll: be lazy or ideal Slough: A hollow filled with mud. skiff: a small boat propelled by oars victual: any substance that can be used as food. abreast: alongside each other, facing in the same direction.
Julia Nail Pages 100-125 Vocabulary Wigwam: a type of shelter (similar to a teepee or a hut), made of mud, straw, and branches with a curved roof Sheering: changing direction rapidly Cairo: the river connecting with the Mississippi, which led to the free states Corn-pone: cornbread Cob pipes: a cigar made out of corn on the cob Confound:confusion, astonishment, surprise, bewilderment Hoss: a southern term for ‘friend’ Crockery: china, tableware Drear: bleak, cheerless Betwixt: between Ornery: angry, bad-tempered, grouchy
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Pg. 125-200 Vocab: Cavorting: jumping or dancing around with excitement Scows: type of vessel with a hull with a flat bottom and sloping ends Phrenology: theory in psychology that certain mental and personality traits are determined by the skull’s shape and configuration Straw/corn-shuck tick: mattress filled with straw or corn-shucks Cobs: The inner, woody part of an ear of corn which the kernels are attached to Sockdolager: something unusually large or heavy; a heavy or decisive blow Snag: A tree or part of a tree (roots, branches, etc.) which is anchored to the sides or bottom of a river, making it a dangerous obstacle for navigating Handbill: Small advertisement in print so as to be handed out like a flyer Laths: A thin wood piece which assembled with others can form construction foundations or a trellis/fence Bodkin: dagger (Shakesperean) Fardels: burdens Contumely: insulting or humiliating attacks, either physical or verbal Quietus: period of inactivity or cease Ope: open
Skiff: of great breadth Nabob: any very affluent, influential, or powerful person Craw: the crop of a bird or insect Bodkin: a small, pointed instrument for making holes in cloth or leather Fagged: extremely tired; exhausted
Addle- mix up or confuse Awry- turned or twisted to one side Blithesome- carefree and happy and lighthearted Cipher- a secret method of writing Heathen- a person who does not acknowledge your god Histrionic- characteristic of acting or a stage performance Hived- robbes Mire- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot Shot-tower- a tall tower in which hot, molten lead was drooped through a sleeve into cold water to form the small round pellets used as buckshot in a shotgun. Sugar-hogshead- a large, watertight barrel that can hold over 60 gallons.
Contrite - expressing pain, sorrow, remorse for sins or offenses Bogus - Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance Haughty - Showing arrogant superiority to Histrionic - Characteristic of acting or a stage performance Adage - A condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact Dissipate - Cause to separate and go in different directions Loll - To be lazy or idle Skiff - A small boat propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor Nabob - A person with great wealth or prominence Gaudy - Marked with extravagance, ostentatiously ornamented
Vocabulary
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Raspy: Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound.
Haggle: an instance of intense argument.
Rummage: Search haphazardly
Welt: a raised mark on the skin
Jabber: talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner.
Seedy: Shabby and untidy
Careen: Pitching dangerously to one side
loll: be lazy or ideal
Slough: A hollow filled with mud.
skiff: a small boat propelled by oars
victual: any substance that can be used as food.
abreast: alongside each other, facing in the same direction.
Julia Nail
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Vocabulary
Wigwam: a type of shelter (similar to a teepee or a hut), made of mud, straw, and branches with a curved roof
Sheering: changing direction rapidly
Cairo: the river connecting with the Mississippi, which led to the free states
Corn-pone: cornbread
Cob pipes: a cigar made out of corn on the cob
Confound:confusion, astonishment, surprise, bewilderment
Hoss: a southern term for ‘friend’
Crockery: china, tableware
Drear: bleak, cheerless
Betwixt: between
Ornery: angry, bad-tempered, grouchy
great job guys keep up with the good work. I am just wondering around here at midnight because I need blog comment credit and this section looked very sad and empty. Love the word Betwixt. Does it actually mean between or is it just the dialect that some of the character spoke to make a word sound and same but written differently? HUMMMMM
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Cavorting: jumping or dancing around with excitement
Scows: type of vessel with a hull with a flat bottom and sloping ends
Phrenology: theory in psychology that certain mental and personality traits are determined by the skull’s shape and configuration
Straw/corn-shuck tick: mattress filled with straw or corn-shucks
Cobs: The inner, woody part of an ear of corn which the kernels are attached to
Sockdolager: something unusually large or heavy; a heavy or decisive blow
Snag: A tree or part of a tree (roots, branches, etc.) which is anchored to the sides or bottom of a river, making it a dangerous obstacle for navigating
Handbill: Small advertisement in print so as to be handed out like a flyer
Laths: A thin wood piece which assembled with others can form construction foundations or a trellis/fence
Bodkin: dagger (Shakesperean)
Fardels: burdens
Contumely: insulting or humiliating attacks, either physical or verbal
Quietus: period of inactivity or cease
Ope: open
Limber: easily bent
ReplyDeleteCooper: a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs
Plumb: exactly vertical
Skiff: of great breadth
ReplyDeleteNabob: any very affluent, influential, or powerful person
Craw: the crop of a bird or insect
Bodkin: a small, pointed instrument for making holes in cloth or leather
Fagged: extremely tired; exhausted
Addle- mix up or confuse
ReplyDeleteAwry- turned or twisted to one side
Blithesome- carefree and happy and lighthearted
Cipher- a secret method of writing
Heathen- a person who does not acknowledge your god
Histrionic- characteristic of acting or a stage performance
Hived- robbes
Mire- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
Shot-tower- a tall tower in which hot, molten lead was drooped through a sleeve into cold water to form the small round pellets used as buckshot in a shotgun.
Sugar-hogshead- a large, watertight barrel that can hold over 60 gallons.
Contrite - expressing pain, sorrow, remorse for sins or offenses
ReplyDeleteBogus - Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
Haughty - Showing arrogant superiority to
Histrionic - Characteristic of acting or a stage performance
Adage - A condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
Dissipate - Cause to separate and go in different directions
Loll - To be lazy or idle
Skiff - A small boat propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
Nabob - A person with great wealth or prominence
Gaudy - Marked with extravagance, ostentatiously ornamented