Chapter 2 Vocabulary Flashcards
Catawba worm
Highly prized caterpillar in the Southern United States
Auburn
Reddish-brown color
Condescended
Agree to something shameful, humiliating, or below your dignity
Covey
A group
Crimson
A blood-red color
Cunning
Attractive or extremely cute
Entailment
Legal situation regarding inherited property and its use
Hookworm
Type of parasite that attaches itself to the lower intestine
Immune
To receive no effect from something; unaffected
Indigenous
Native to a particular place
Scrip stamps
Paper money of small denominations, usually a dollar or less, that are issued for temporary, emergency use. Often used during the Great Depression.
Seceded
To break away
Smilax
Bright green twinning vine
Sojourn
Brief visit
Subsequent mortification
A feeling of shame that occurs soon after another event