Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates Flashcards
canal
an artificial waterway used for travel, shipping, or irriagation
ditention
a forced or punitive delay
embankment
a mound of earth or stone built to hold back water or support a roadway
fanciful
showing invention or whimsy in design
forsake
to leave altogether
hearth
the brick, stone, or cement floor of a fireplace, usually extending into a room
hinge
a jointed or flexible device that allows the turning or pivoting of a part, such as a door, on a stationary frame
inertia
the tendency of a body at rest to remain at rest or of a body in motion to remain in motion unless acted on by an outside force
lecture
an exposition on a given subject delivered before an audience of a class
opposite
located directly across from something; contrary to or radically different from
pirouette
a turn of the body on the point of the toe or the ball of the foot
plaintive
expressing sorrow; mournful or melancholy
pompous
marked by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity
ragamuffin
a shabbily clothed, dirty child
regulation
a principle, rule, or law designed to control or govern conduct
relic
remaining fragment; surviving part; ruin
retribution
something given or demanded in repayment, especially punishment
scald
cause a burning sensation; scathe
sprout
to begin to grow; to emerge and develop rapidly
squall
to scream or cry loudly and harshly
staid
characterized by sedate dignity
supreme
developed to the utmost and not exceeded by any other in degree, quality, or intensity
tatter
to make or become ragged
translate
to render in another language
trudge
to walk in a laborious, heavy-footed way
twinge
a sudden sharp physical pain
ininhabitable
unable to support residents
vertigo
a state of dizziness; a confused, disoriented state of mind
victim
one who is harmed or killed by another
