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Johnny Tremain Part One Vocabulary (4 Games)
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| parasitic | sponging, living off of others, free-loading |
| brackish | containing salt, salty, saline, briny |
| ethereal | heavenly, exquisite, delicate, sublime, rare celestial |
| artisan | craftsman, skilled worker, master |
| crucible | container for use at high temperatures |
| sluggard | an idler, vagrant, one who does not earn his own way |
| trenchers | wooden platters or trays |
| repousse | raised designs hammered on reverse side of metal |
| vulgarity | common or unrefined manners, coarse action, crudeness |
| mundane | worldly, ordinary, common place, petty, down to earth |
| insufferable | unbearable, disgusting, outrageous, dreadful, intolerable |
| poultice | medicine paste or dressing |
| berated | scolded harshly, criticized, rebuked, reprimanded, tongue-lashed |
| hypocritical | false, specious, insincere, deceitful, dishonest |
| gumption | courageous initiative, nerve, backbone |
| felon | a purulent infection |
| chagrined | ashamed, mortified, humiliated, embarrassed |
| wattles | loose flesh beneath the jaw |
| snuff | pulverized tobacco inhaled through the nostrils |
| translucent | luminous, semi-transparent, not clear, allowing only a dim light. |
| Whig | one who supported independence from England |
| Tory | one who remained loyal to the British |
| nonchalance | lack of concern, unexcited, casual, uninterested, indolent |
| effigies | crude dummies or likenesses, images, dolls, puppets |
| enigmatical | mysterious, secretive, puzzling, baffling, cryptic |
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