Farmer Boy - Chapter 25 - 29 Flashcards
1
Q
secured, hooked
A
latched
2
Q
bound at one end with lose threads
A
tasseled
3
Q
fastened
A
riveted
4
Q
to separate grain from chaff
A
thresh
5
Q
hard outer covering of grain
A
chaff
6
Q
sticks; small branches
A
switches
7
Q
stress; pressure
A
scour
8
Q
shook violently
A
quaked
9
Q
roughly grooved or cut
A
gouged
10
Q
in a calming manner
A
soothingly
11
Q
ruin
A
spoiled
12
Q
struggling helplessly
A
floundered
13
Q
fell forcefully
A
plunged
14
Q
to calculate with numbers
A
figure
15
Q
a person who is selfish with their money
A
skinflint
