Roll Of Thunder, Hear Me Cry Vocab Flashcards
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mar
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mark
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meticulous
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precise
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exasperation
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feeling of annoyance
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intriguing
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interesting
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disposition
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your usual mood
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raucous
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loud and harsh
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pensive
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deeply thoughtful, musing
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emaciated
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very thin from disease, hunger, or cold
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share cropping
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a tenant farmer
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morose
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glum
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amiable
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happy
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disdainful
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feeling strong dislike or disapproval for something or someone you think does not deserve respect
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briar
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thick thorny bush
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dismal
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unhappy
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murmur
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indistinguishable sound
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buckeyed
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big eyes
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rapped
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strike sharply
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din
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a loud harsh noise
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scowl
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frown
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temerity
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fearless, daring
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airs
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manners intended to impress others, pretending to be something you’re not
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indignant
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angered at something unjust or wrong
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chignon
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a roll of hair worn at the back of a neck
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maverick
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independent in behavior or thought
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imperiously
being arrogant
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scoff
laugh at with contempt
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fibrous
tough, or grisly
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tawny
light brown to brownish-orange color
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sinewy
physical strength
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formidable
extremely impressive
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ornate
fancy
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uppity
arrogant
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bootleg
illegal
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resilience
to bounce back
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musty
moldy
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donned
get dressed
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inaccessible
impossible to get to
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embittered
resentful, indignant will
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dejected
sad
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coddling
baby someone
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sodden
very wet
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veered
swerve
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moronic
stupid
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glowered
stare at
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relent
give in
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conspire
plot
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oblivious
lacking awareness
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murky
cloudy
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careened
lurch, stagger
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disgruntled
not happy
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defiant
disobedient
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smug
self-satisfaction
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alto
low sound in music
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kerosene
flammable oil
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listless
lacking zest
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lulled
calmed
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transfixed
having your attention focused
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precarious
uneasy
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skittish
nervous
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rekindle
start again
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finality
end
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feigned
fake
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mercantile
a store
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discreet
secret
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woeful
sorrow
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falter
fail
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subtle
difficult to detect
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glade
a clearing in a forest
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vague
indistinct
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emphatic
stressed the important of
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retort
respond in a quick clever or humorous way
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pester
annoy
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subdue
put down by force
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warily
cautious
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wheedle
convince
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veranda
a porch
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bunion
a painful swelling in the big toe
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promenade
to stroll
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haughty
full of yourself
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retaliate
take revenge
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malevolent
evil
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wry
sarcastic or mocking
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audible
a sound
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dumbfounded
surprised
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nattily
fancy
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aloof
remote in manner
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confounded
confused
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ominous
threatening
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revolt
rebel
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fleeted
move along rapidly
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reverent
respect
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engulf
cover completely
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lapel
the front of a coat
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snide
expressive of contempt
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languid
lacking liveliness
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admonish
correct someone
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bewilder
be confused
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apprehensively
worry, concern
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interminable
can't overcome
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console
comfort
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smirk
small grin
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flounce
walk crazily
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wane
decline
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molest
bother
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avenge
get back at
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collateral
loan
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goad
give courage to
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summon
call
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placid
calm
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affirm
verify
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candid
honest
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prod
nudge
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denote
designate
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dialect
local language
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condone
forgive or allow
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venture
go
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sentinel
guard
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confide
reveal in private
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saunter
leisurely walk
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fallow
unused, unplowed
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comprehend
understand
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bellow
shout loudly
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wisteria
a flowering vine
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sober
serious
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muss
messed up
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caress
touch or stroke lightly
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amenities
extras
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lilt
uplifting
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rile
cause annoyance
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premature
early
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ashen
pale
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despondent
without hope
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phenomenal
amazing
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reproachful
corrective
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swelter
be uncomfortably hot
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reluctant
unwilling
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jauntily
fashionable
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condescending
talk down to
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grope
feel about blindly
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sympathy
sharing the feelings of others
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despicable
evil
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vulnerability
the state of being exposed to danger
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akimbo
arms and legs bent outward; a mom that's mad
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crescendo
increase in loudness (music)
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affirmation
a statement of truth
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menacing
indicating evil
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acrid
strong
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adamant
not changing your mind
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remnant
leftover
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lethargy
sluggish
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amble
walk leisurely
