The Life of George Washington

Ampersand (United States of America)
by Josephine Pollard
Robinson Curriculum, Book 4, Voc. Lesson 1
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  1. fiend
    a cruel wicked and inhuman person
  2. fond
    having a strong preference or liking for
  3. fraud
    intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
  4. gleam
    a flash of light
  5. grief
    intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one
  6. grope
    feel about uncertainly or blindly
  7. guise
    an artful or simulated semblance
  8. homestead
    the house and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
  9. keen
    intense or sharp
  10. mode
    how something is done or how it happens
  11. plead
    appeal or request earnestly
  12. plight
    a situation from which extrication is difficult
  13. praise
    an expression of approval and commendation
  14. quell
    suppress or crush completely
  15. rash
    imprudently incurring risk
  16. scarce
    deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
  17. scheme
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
  18. shame
    a painful feeling of embarrassment or inadequacy
  19. shirk
    avoid one's assigned duties
  20. skulk
    lie in wait or behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
  21. spoil
    make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  22. strait
    a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
  23. stronghold
    a strongly fortified defensive structure
  24. toil
    work hard
  25. wont
    an established custom
Created on Mon Sep 16 20:05:05 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Sep 19 23:22:52 EDT 2013)

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