McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader

Caroline V. (United States of America)
by McGuffey
Robinson Curriculum, Book 5, Voc. Lesson 2
22 words 3 learners

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  1. brawl
    quarrel or fight noisily, angrily or disruptively
    a rough noisy fight
  2. coax
    influence or persuade by gentle and persistent urging
    to persuade; cajole
  3. dread
    causing fear or terror
    terror; fear
  4. drill
    systematic training by multiple repetitions
    to perform a training exercise
  5. feint
    any distracting or deceptive maneuver
    a pretended attack
  6. foe
    a personal enemy
  7. grave
    dignified and somber in manner or character
  8. knoll
    a small natural mound
  9. naught
    a quantity of no importance
    nothing
  10. plain
    an extensive tract of level, open land
    a level area of land
  11. pledge
    promise solemnly and formally
    to give a solemn promise
  12. rage
    behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
    violent anger
  13. strife
    bitter conflict; heated or violent dissension
    a struggle, fight or quarrel
  14. taunt
    a cruel or scornful remark
    to mock or insult
  15. truce
    a state of peace agreed to between opponents
    a temporary pause in a fight
  16. vain
    having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
    proud
  17. vex
    disturb, especially by minor irritations
    bother; perplex
  18. withdraw
    pull back or move away or backward
    take back or away
  19. wound
    an injury to living tissue
    injury, especially one in which the skin is cut
  20. wrest
    obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
    to take forcefully
  21. yield
    cease opposition; stop fighting
    surrender or give up
  22. zeal
    a feeling of strong eagerness
    devotion to a cause
Created on Thu Sep 19 21:29:36 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Sep 19 23:15:23 EDT 2013)

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