Johnny Tremain Quiz 2 Vocabulary

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haggard

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adj; having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted expression

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lenient

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adj; agreeably tolerant

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flaunt

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verb; to display oneself conspicously in public

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laggard

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noun/adj;
n: a person or thing that lags
adj: moving, developing or responding slowly

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glibly

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adv; sounds good but has no substance

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deft

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adj; skillful, dexterous

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smugly

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adv; confident, having a sense of superiority

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protege

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noun; a person under the care of someone concerned for his/her welfare

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tentatively

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adv; unsurely, hesitantly

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skirmish

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noun/verb
n: a fight between small bodies of troops
v: to engage in a skirmish (n)

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epaulets

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noun; a shoulder ornamet, fringed stap worn on military uniforms

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munitions

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noun; amunitions, supplies to carry on an undertaking

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surfeited

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verb; to feed or supply in excess

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derided

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verb; to laugh in scorn or contempt

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gaudy

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adj; excessively showy in a cheap way

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canny

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adj; careful or cautious

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sullen

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adj; gloomy

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lucid

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adj; bright, easily understandable

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placate

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verb; to appease or pacify

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curt

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adj; breif or abrupt

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befuddled

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verb; to confuse with glib statements or arguments

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garroulous

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adj; excessively talkative

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indolent

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adj; idle or lazy

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maudlin

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adj; foolishly sentimental

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wistfully

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adv; longingly, yearningly

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ardent

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adj; passionate

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provincials

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noun; unsophisicated societies

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dilatory

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adj; tending to procrastinate

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ravenously

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adv; extremely hungry, famished

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lassitude

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noun; weariness from the body or mind

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qualm

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noun; uneasy feeling of concience

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florid

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adj; reddish, ruddy, rosy

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disconsolately

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adv; hopelessly unhappy

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punctilious

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adj; strict or exact

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dilapidated

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adj; fallen into partial ruin or decay

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naively

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adv; gulliable, simple

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machinations

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noun; the act of plotting

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posterity

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noun; future generations

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impertinent

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adj; rude

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obdurate

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adj; stubborn, unmoved by persuasion

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lamentably

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adv; unfourtunately, regrettably

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demeanor

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noun; behaviour, mannor

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indifferent

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adj; not caring, apathetic

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submission

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verb; acceptance of defeat

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sedition

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noun; rebellion

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parody

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noun; humouously making fun of something serious

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inundated

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adj; overwhelmed

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impartially

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adv; unbiased, fair

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misdemeanor

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noun; misdeed, misbehavior

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forlorn

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adj; lonely or sad

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respite

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noun; relief from something difficult

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discreetly

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adj; modestly unobtrusive

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prodigiously

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adj; extraordinary, impressive (in size)

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lascivious

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adj; sexually attractive

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impudent

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adj; rude, stepping over bounds