"Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" Chapters 1-3

Mr. Gilbert (United States of America)
Chapters 1-3
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  1. admonish
    warn strongly; put on guard
  2. raucous
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  3. pensive
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  4. undaunted
    unshaken in purpose
  5. transposed
    turned about in order or relation
  6. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  7. temerity
    fearless daring
  8. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  9. scoff
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  10. fibrous
    resembling or composed of elongated threadlike structures
  11. gait
    a person's manner of walking
  12. formidable
    inspiring fear or dread
  13. penetrating
    tending to penetrate
    entering into, going through, or piercing
  14. glare
    be sharply reflected
  15. lynch
    kill without legal sanction
  16. resiliency
    an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
  17. don
    put on clothes
    put on
  18. embitter
    cause to be resentful
  19. coddle
    treat with excessive indulgence
  20. relent
    give in, as to influence or pressure
  21. precariously
    in a manner affording no ease or reassurance
  22. cloak
    hide under a false appearance
Created on Tue Sep 17 12:15:05 EDT 2013 (updated Tue Sep 17 12:29:01 EDT 2013)

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