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Vocabulary List 11 Johnny Tremain: Chapters V-IX
Allay • Verb • Diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry). • Relieve or alleviate (pain or hunger).
Dreary • Adjective • Dull, bleak, and lifeless; depressing: "the dreary routine of working, eating, and trying to sleep".
Ferocity • Noun • The state or quality of being savage like
Genealogy • Noun • A line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor: "combing through the birth records and genealogies". • The study and tracing of lines of descent or development.
Gratis • Adverb • Without charge; free • Adjective • Done for nothing; free
Hideous • Adjective • Ugly or disgusting to look at. • Extremely unpleasant.
Hilarity • Noun • Extreme amusement, esp. when expressed by laughter
Impersonate • Verb • Pretend to be (another person) as entertainment or in order to deceive someone.
Impudent • Adjective • Not showing due respect for another person; impertinent
Lenient • Adjective • (of punishment or a person in authority) Permissive, merciful, or tolerant.
Lucid • Adjective • Expressed clearly; easy to understand: "a clear and lucid style". • Showing ability to think clearly, esp. in the intervals between periods of confusion or insanity.
Parody • Noun • An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.
Placate • Verb • Make (someone) less angry or hostile
Propriety • Noun • The state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals. • The details or rules of behavior considered correct: "she's a great one for the proprieties".
Rue • Verb • Bitterly regret (something) and wish it undone: "Christine rued the day she met them".