Witch Of Blackbird Pond Ch 1-7 Vocab Flashcards

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Modestly, shyly, coyly, seriously, primly

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Demurely

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Fortunately, promising success, favorably

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Auspiciously

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Widely and unfavorably known, infamous, shameful, dishonorable, disreputable

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Notorious

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Utterly perplexed, puzzled, at a loss

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Nonplussed

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Carved, hewed, cut, clearly shaped

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Chiseled

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Cannot be processed or broken down for food by the body, difficult to take in

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Indigestible

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Grave, tomb, cavern

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Sepulcher

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Gave, donated, presented

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Bestowed

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Judgement, opinion, assessment

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Appraisal

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Cheap gaudy clothes, waste, nonsense

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Frippery

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Rectangular or circular flat piece of wood used to serve food

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Trencher

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Noble, patrician, pertaining to rule by the upper class or elite, gentle, courtly

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Aristocratic

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Deceiver, faker, pretender, fraud

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Hypocrite

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Authentic, genuine, true

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Veritable

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Modesty, permanence, seriousness, soberness

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Staidness

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Admitted, allowed, acknowledged, yielded

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Conceded

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Rotate, swivel, whirl, twist

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Pivot

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Balanced, adjusted, harmonized

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Proportioned

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Beautiful, extraordinarily fine, priceless, intense, elegant

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Exquisite

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Metal, brass, lead, alloy of tin and lead

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Pewter

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Under a magic spell, enchanted, charmed

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Bewitched

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Two-masted sailing vessel

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Brigatine

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Strict, scrupulous, careful, painstaking

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Punctilious

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Frankly, in a direct course forward, boldly, outspokenly, candidly

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Forthrightly

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Bluish green, azure, color

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Turquoise

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Hideously, repulsively, bizarrely, deformed

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Grotesquely

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Reproach, reprimand, renuke

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Reproof

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Shock, horrify, abuse, injure, maltreat

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Scandalize

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Belief, study of divine things, religion, convictions

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Theology

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Questioning, ironic, odd, comical, sarcastic

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Quizzical

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Contrary, opposing, negative

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Contradictory

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Revelation, confession, exposure

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Disclosure

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Elementary principles of the Christian religion, instruction, training, education

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Catechism

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Wrongly, improperly, faulty, astray

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Amiss

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Observing customs, dignified manners, correctness, ceremony, behavior

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Decorum

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Hard-shelled fruit, dipper made from such fruit

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Gourd

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Servile, common, humble, degrading

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Menial

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Descriptions, stories, histories

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Narratives

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Tolerance, lenience, excess

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Indulgence

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Muddled, lacking logic, tongue-tied

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Incoherent

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Unruly, disorderly, clamorous, noisy

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Obstreperous

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Clothing, attire, apparel

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Raiment

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Self-righteous concern, formal, prim

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Priggish

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Approved, allowed, permitted, confirmed

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Sanctioned

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Unusual, eccentric, unconcentional

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Unorthodox

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Bleached, whitish, light, pale

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Blanched

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Remarkable, classified, recognized, famous

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Distinguished

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Boldly shameless, brassy, defiant, impudent

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Brazen

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Nimble, clever, skillful, adept, resourceful

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Adroit

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Result, effect, outcome, importance

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Consequence

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Threatening, prediction, forewarning

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Foreboding

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Thrilled, overjoyed, rejoicing, exultant

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Jubilant

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Overpowering, overwhelming, enticing, alluring, tempting, appealing

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Irresistable

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Inappropriately, not applicable

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Irrelevantly

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Possessed with a foolish desire, aroused

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Infatuated

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Devout, holy, religious, reverent

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Pious

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Not usual habit, not customary, rare

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Unwonted

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Unhappily, gloomily, sorrowfully, ruefully

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Morosely

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Firmly, solidly, immovably, determinedly

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Resolutely

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Mineral used as a gem usually with a brownish gold color

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Topaz