Unit 2: Novel Study: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Chapters 7–12

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  1. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  2. flounce
    walk in an emphatic or exaggerated way
  3. collateral
    a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
  4. goad
    provoke as by constant criticism
  5. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  6. venture
    proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
  7. sentinel
    a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
  8. jovial
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  9. flail
    thrash about
  10. persnickety
    characterized by excessive attention to trivial details
  11. lethargic
    deficient in alertness or activity
  12. deflated
    brought low in spirit
  13. revival
    an evangelistic meeting to reawaken interest in religion
  14. throng
    a large gathering of people
  15. condescending
    characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance
  16. finality
    the quality of being definitely settled
  17. frenzy
    state of violent mental agitation
  18. despicable
    morally reprehensible
  19. emerge
    come out into view, as from concealment
  20. interminable
    tiresomely long; seemingly without end
Created on Fri Nov 06 16:12:02 EST 2020 (updated Tue Nov 10 09:36:07 EST 2020)

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