underground To Canada

azmeh M.
chapters 1-9
34 words 53 learners

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  1. drone
    make a monotonous low dull sound
  2. tote
    carry with difficulty
  3. yearning
    prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
  4. wisp
    a thin tuft, piece, or amount of something
  5. abolitionist
    a reformer who favors putting an end to slavery
  6. plodding
    (of movement) slow and laborious
  7. stifling
    characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
  8. gourd
    any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
  9. sullen
    showing a brooding ill humor
  10. swish
    move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
  11. rumpled
    in disarray; extremely disorderly
  12. magnolia
    any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia
  13. frail
    physically weak
  14. drawl
    a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
  15. overseer
    a person who directs and manages others
  16. listless
    lacking zest or vivacity
  17. trough
    a long narrow shallow receptacle
  18. collard
    variety of kale having smooth leaves
  19. rattan
    climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes
  20. shuffle
    walk by dragging one's feet
  21. pout
    be in a huff and display one's displeasure
  22. crinkled
    uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
  23. clipped
    cut or trimmed short
  24. boll
    the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant
  25. dusk
    the time of day immediately following sunset
  26. timid
    showing fear and lack of courage
  27. stalls
    a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
  28. twitch
    make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
  29. preacher
    someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
  30. pledge
    a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
  31. bondage
    the state of being under the control of another person
  32. solemn
    dignified and somber in manner or character
  33. taut
    pulled or drawn tight
  34. gravely
    in a serious or solemn manner
Created on Fri Apr 27 06:50:59 EDT 2012 (updated Fri Apr 27 08:27:00 EDT 2012)

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