Chapters 1-7 Flashcards
Rouse
to bring out of sleep/awaken
Wretched
very bad or unpleasant
Wharf
a structure built on the shore where ships load and unload
Abhor
regard with disgust or hatred
Teem
to be full or swarming with
Grippe
old fashioned term for the flu or a sickness
Victuals
food/supplies
pestle
a heavy tool used to grind things up such as spices or drugs
disreputable
not respectful/not acceptable in appearance
robust
strong and healthy
peckish
hungry
yarn
telling a long or implausible (not seeming reasonable) story
delectable
food or drink that is delicious
stout
a little fat or heavy build; strong
miasma
unpleasant or unhealthy smell
bilios
spiteful (wanting to anger or upset someone cause you are angry)
concede
admitting that something is true after resisting to or saying something that is not true
ramble
walking for pleasure usually without a specific route
impudence
the quality of not showing due respect to something/being unpleasant
stoop
stairs to the house
cord (of firewood)
A unit measure of volume for firewood
flagstone
Rocks used in paving
Wager
Something such as money risked on an uncertain event
Horde
A large crowd gathering
Windfall
Any unexpected and easily-gained good fortune, typically one involving money
Quarintine
A person staying at home after being exposed to a contagious disease
discreet
separate from other things
idle
to spend time doing nothing
bodice
the upper part of a woman’s dress, from the shoulder to the waist
tedious
tiring because of length or dullness
protagonist
the main character
antagonist
the opponent of the main character
epigraph
a short quote in the beginning of a novel or chapter
idiom
a word or phrase that isn’t meant to be taken literally
character foil
character that exhibits traits that are opposite to another character
character-flat
one dimensional and no change, lacks depth
character-round
well developed characters that change through conflict
character-dynamic
goes through significant internal change. Change is subtle or unstated
character-static
some depth but character does not change