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"Roll of Thunder.." Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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| meticulous | careful;finicky |
| mar | damage; spoil |
| exasperation | anger or irritation |
| concession | surrendering; admitting to be true |
| admonished | warned or scolded |
| testily | snappishly |
| raucous | harsh, rough sounding |
| pensively | thoughtfully |
| threadbare | shabby; worn down so that threads show |
| emaciated | thin; caused to be very skinny |
| amiably | good naturedly; friendly |
| disdainfully | mockingly; scornfully |
| sheepishly | embarrassingly |
| loitering | waiting;hanging around |
| knell | the sound of a bell rung slowly |
| tarpaulin | a waterproof cover |
| dubious | uncertain; causing doubt |
| audible | loud enough to be heard |
| temerity | boldness; foolishness |
| furrowed | wrinkled |
| indignant | mean;offended |
| noncommittal | vague; not decided on one type of action or opinion |
| maverick | rebel;one who takes an independent stand |
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