Black Beauty Flashcards
1
Q
to move with a violent twist
A
wrench
2
Q
harshly and seriously
A
sternly
3
Q
to cause to suffer
A
grieve
4
Q
a military unity made up usually of a number of battallions
A
regiment
5
Q
solid, firm
A
substantial
6
Q
the power to think and understand in sensible way
A
reason
7
Q
being in someone’s debt for something done to help you
A
much obliged
8
Q
an artificial way of acting; thinking one is better than other people
A
airs
9
Q
showing shameful fear; the opposite of courageous
A
cowardly
10
Q
serious
A
grave
11
Q
having an odd or amusing quality
A
droll
12
Q
a sum paid regularly to a person who has retired from work
A
pension
13
Q
one who takes care of horses
A
hostler
14
Q
to annoy
A
harass
15
Q
most important
A
principal
