Lyddie Chapters 1- 8 Vocabulary

Question 1

tavern

Answer 1

a style of restaurant that serves food and alcohol

Question 2

homespun

Answer 2

simple, made at home

Question 3

garment

Answer 3

a piece of clothing

Question 4

servitude

Answer 4

being a slave, being under someone’s complete control

Question 5

comrade

Answer 5

a person who shares similar interests; a fellow soldier; member of the same organization

Question 6

secretive

Answer 6

not wanting others to know

Question 7

calicoes

Answer 7

cotton fabric

Question 8

anxieties

Answer 8

worries

Question 9

skill

Answer 9

ability to do something

Question 10

fugitive

Answer 10

a runaway; someone who has committed crime and is running from law enforcement

Question 11

din

Answer 11

loud, unpleasant and prolonged noise

Question 12

distress

Answer 12

extreme worry or pain

Question 13

complex

Answer 13

many different parts, not easy

Question 14

broadside

Answer 14

with a side turned to a particular thing; collide with the side of something

Question 15

shuttle

Answer 15

a form of transportation used to move people from one location to another

Question 16

pale

Answer 16

not much color; unimpressive

Question 17

personification

Answer 17

giving human characteristics to non human things

Question 18

fatigue

Answer 18

very tired

Question 19

inferno

Answer 19

a large fire that is out of control

Question 20

grasp

Answer 20

to hold

Question 21

blacklisted

Answer 21

a list of people or things that are thought to be unacceptable

Question 22

proficient

Answer 22

skilled at doing a job or task