Vocabulary Terms

Question 1

Abolitionist

Answer 1

a person against slavery

Question 2

addled

Answer 2

confused

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afflicted

Answer 3

handicapped, troubled by

Question 4

brash

Answer 4

uninhibited, quick to act or speak without thought

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cavorting

Answer 5

behaving extravagantly; “horsing around”

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coaxing

Answer 6

persuading persistently

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counterfeit

Answer 7

fake, not real

Question 8

disposition

Answer 8

inclination; temperament

Question 9

evade

Answer 9

to escape or avoid by cleverness or deceit

Question 10

faculties

Answer 10

any power or capacities possessed by the human mind

Question 11

frock

Answer 11

a woman’s dress

Question 12

huffy

Answer 12

in a fit of anger or annoyance

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impudent

Answer 13

bold, rude

Question 14

insurrection

Answer 14

the act or incidence of open revolt

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mortification

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humiliation

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mournful

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sad

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pensive

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thoughtful

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ransacked

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searched thoroughly, often making a mess

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rummaging

Answer 19

searching, browsing through

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sanctified

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holy

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shroud

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cloth used to wrap a body, usually for burial

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spite

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to anger or annoy

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sublime

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excellent, having a sense of grandeur

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sultry

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very humid or hot

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tedious

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tiresome by reason of length; boring

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unfurled

Answer 26

spread something out

Question 27

victuals

Answer 27

food