Tms-Lockwood/Matis--excerpt Letters from Rifka

Mrs. Lockwood (United States of America)
12 words 19 learners

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  1. immigrant
    a person who comes to a country in order to settle there
  2. typhus
    rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever
  3. rucksack
    a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
  4. fumigation
    the application of gas or smoke to kill pests or disinfect
  5. spittle
    a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
  6. peasant
    one of a class of agricultural laborers
  7. distract
    draw someone's attention away from something
  8. emerge
    come out into view, as from concealment
  9. desert
    leave in order to join an opposing cause, country, or army
  10. huddled
    crowded or massed together
  11. precaution
    a measure taken in advance to ward off impending danger
  12. Pushkin
    Russian poet (1799-1837)
Created on Thu Sep 19 08:20:30 EDT 2013 (updated Fri Sep 20 08:09:19 EDT 2013)

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