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Roll of Thunder Vocab
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15
English
6th Grade
10/22/2012

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Cards

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Mortgage

Definition

 

 

Repayment of money borrowed for property.

Term

 

 

Plantation

Definition

 

 

An unusually large farm or estate.

Term

 

 

Audible

Definition

 

 

Being able to be heard.

Term

 

 

Sharecropping

 

Definition

 

 

When a farmer works onthe land and in exchange a share of the crop.

Term

 

 

Loitering

 

Definition

 

 

To hang around somewhere for no good reason.

Term

 

 

Maverick

Definition

 

 

Someone who refused to obey the rules.

Term

 

 

Welts

 

Definition

 

 

A ridge or a bump on the skin by a lash or blow.

Term

 

 

Raucous

Definition

 

 

Having a rough or a rowdy manner.

Term

 

 

Indignant

Definition

 

 

Being angry about something that does not seem fair.

Term

 

 

Gully

 

Definition

 

 

A ditch that is made from running water after heavy rains.

Term

 

 

Chignon

Definition

 

 

A roll or knot of hair worn at the back of the head.

Term

 

 

Diction

Definition

 

 

A style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words.

Term

 

 

Pensive 

Definition

 

 

Thinking on sad things.

Term

 

 

Scarlet 

Definition

 

 

Bright red

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Meticulouse

Definition

 

Showing extreme care about details.                                                

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