Chapter 3 Vocabulary

Question 0

Compromise

Answer 0

Agreement where one or both parties agree to give up something

Question 1

Amiable

Answer 1

Friendly

Question 2

Contemptuous

Answer 2

To feel that someone is beneath you

Question 3

Contentious

Answer 3

Always ready to argue or fight

Question 4

Cootie

Answer 4

Slang term for head lice

Question 5

Cracklin bread

Answer 5

Cornbread mixed with bits of fried pork skin

Question 6

Diminutive

Answer 6

Smaller than usual

Question 7

Disapprobation

Answer 7

Disapproval

Question 8

Dispensation

Answer 8

To release from either a promise or an obligation

Question 9

Dose (of) magnesia

Answer 9

An exact amount of something, usually a medicine

Question 10

Eddy

Answer 10

Water current that moves again the main current; whirlpool

Question 11

Erratic

Answer 11

Inconsistent or irregular

Question 12

Flinty

Answer 12

Hard, sturdy, or firm; like flint

Question 13

Fractious

Answer 13

Mean

Question 14

Gravely

Answer 14

Seriously

Question 15

Haint

Answer 15

Something or someone ghostlike or scary

Question 16

Irked

Answer 16

Annoyed

Question 17

Kerosine

Answer 17

Thin oil used as a source of fuel

Question 18

Lye soap

Answer 18

A strong, harsh soap

Question 19

Monosyllabic

Answer 19

Having one syllable

Question 20

Mutual concessions

Answer 20

When two or more people agree on something

Question 21

Onslaught

Answer 21

A violent attack

Question 22

Persevere

Answer 22

To not give up

Question 23

Tranquility

Answer 23

Peacefulness