The Witch Of Blackbird Pond Vocabulary College Prep English

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1. disembark

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get off, arrive

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2. dour

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sullen, severe

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3. nonchalance

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indifferent, unconcern

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4. punctilious

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precise, formal

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5. intangible

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vague, immaterial

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6. constraint

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stress, pressure

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7. incredulous

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astounded, skeptical

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8. abstracted

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distracted, absent–minded

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9. conceded

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agreed, admitted

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1. blithely

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lighthearted

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2. propitious

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favorable

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3. contrite

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sorry

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4. unwonted

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uncommon

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5. forfeit

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prize

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6. buoyancy

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resilient spirit

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7. hoity–toity

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haughty

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8. dragoons

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mounted infantrymen

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9 cavalier

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mounted soldier

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10. insubordination

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rebellion

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1. roistering

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noisy, carefree revelry

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2. mortified

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feel humiliated

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3. pillory

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a place of public ridicule and abuse

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4. unperturbed

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undisturbed

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5. tryst

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keeping a secret appointment

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6. ingenuity

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cleverness

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7. poignant

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deeply meaningful

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8. malady

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an illness

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9. jibed

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taunted, made fun of

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10. inveigled

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cajoled, begged, and deceived

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1. alleged

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suspected, assumed

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2. venomous

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malicious, spiteful

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3. surreptitiously

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secretly, sneakily

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5. interceded

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intervene, plead

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6. arduous

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difficult, hard, laborious

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1. shied

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move suddenly to one side when startled

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2. unseemly

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indecorous, unbecoming, bad taste

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3. writhe

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twist, roll, or turn

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4. placating

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making concessions, pacifying

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5. auspiciously

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giving promise of good fortune

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6. undulated

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moved in a wavy manner

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7. staidness

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set in dull, steady habits

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8. nonplussed

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perplexed, completely baffled

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9. cadence

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rhythmical flow or beat of sound

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10. fulsome

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excessively or offensively exaggerated

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11. timorous

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timid, easily frightened

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1. implacable

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unable to be soothed

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2. menial

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lowly, like tasks performed by a servant

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3. dubiously

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with certainty, doubtfully

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4. allotted

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to be assigned or divided in portions

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5. incoherent

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unintelligible, unable to speak clearly

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6. obstreperous

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noisily resisting control

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7. contagious

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easily spread, catching, infectious

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8. decorum

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good manners, speech, behavior, etc.

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9. raiment

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clothing of fine quality

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10. ingenious

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clever at inventing or contriving

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11. priggish

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narrow minded, acting superior

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1. malicious

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will to do harm to others

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2. impassive

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no outward sign of emotion

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3. toady

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flatterer, hoping to gain favor or attention

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4. scandalized

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offending other’s sense of manners

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5. contradictory

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opposed, doing the opposite

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6. pious

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devout, showing religious devotion

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7. qualms

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twinges of guilt or anxiety

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8. adroit

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dexterous and nimble

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9. quizzical

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teasing, gently mocking

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10. consternation

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surprise, alarm, astonishment,