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What does the term 'tarry' mean?
What does the term 'tarry' mean?
- To travel for a long distance
- To arrive at a destination on time
- To stay longer than expected (correct)
- To leave quickly
Which word describes a spirit or ghost?
Which word describes a spirit or ghost?
- Thicket
- Brook
- Vocation
- Wight (correct)
What is the meaning of 'formidable'?
What is the meaning of 'formidable'?
- Common and ordinary
- Imposing and awe-inspiring (correct)
- Easy to defeat
- Friendly and welcoming
What does 'glaze' mean in this context?
What does 'glaze' mean in this context?
What is a 'cognomen'?
What is a 'cognomen'?
Which term refers to a temporary solution?
Which term refers to a temporary solution?
What does 'loiterer' mean?
What does 'loiterer' mean?
What does 'whimper' refer to?
What does 'whimper' refer to?
Flashcards
Abide
Abide
To live or stay in a place.
Sojourn
Sojourn
A temporary stay in a place.
Tarry
Tarry
To stay somewhere longer than expected or planned.
Formidable
Formidable
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Bashful
Bashful
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Wight
Wight
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Ingenuously
Ingenuously
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Cognomen
Cognomen
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Study Notes
Vocabulary - Odd Corner
- Abide/Abode/Abided: To live somewhere
- Wight: A spirit, ghost
- Sojourn: To dwell, stay temporarily
- Tarry: To stay longer than expected, delay leaving
- Cognomen: A name, nickname
- Lank: Thin, limp
- Dangle: To hang loosely
- Snipe: A bird with a long, straight beak
- Spindle: A pointed rod
- Genius: Spirit of a person or place
- Elope: Run away, escape
- Glaze: To furnish with glass
- Ingeniously: Skillfully, aptly
- Withe: A flexible twig
- Formidable: Awesome, imposing
- Birch Tree: A tree with smooth, often white bark
- Brook: Creek, stream
- Con: Study
- Peradventure: Perhaps
- Appalling: Horrific, dreadful
- Tardy: Late, slow
- Loiterer: Someone who stands around without a reason
- Conscientious: Dedicated, industrious
- Vocation: A suitable type of work
- Psalmody: Singing psalms
- Station: Place
- Congregation: Gathering, assembly
- Quaver: Musical note
- Millpond: Water for mill wheel
- Diverse: Various, multiple
- Makeshift: Temporary, impromptu
- Denominate: Dub, label
- Tolerably: Passably
- Supernumerary: Extra
- Bevy: Large group of similar items
- Bashful: Shy, reserved
- Sheepishly: Embarrassedly
- Shrewdness: Good judgment
- Gross: Extremely unpleasant
- Clover: Plant with three leaves
- Whimper: Sob, cry
- Direful: Horrific, appalling
- Wend: To move slowly
- Quarter: To house, accommodate
- Boding: Warning
- Harbinger: Sign of something coming
- Thicket: Area of closely growing trees and bushes
- Blundering: Clumsy
- Dusky: Dark in color
- Spin: To make thread
- Splutter: Series of short explosive sounds
- Portentous: Ominous
- Woefully: Unhappily, miserably
- Topsy-turvy: Confused, disorganized
- Snugly: Warm, comfortable, protected
- Cuddle: Embrace
- Beset: Having a lot of trouble
- Specter: Ghost
- Shrink: To become smaller
- Curdling: Thickening, spoiling
- Uncouth: Rude
- Scouring: Searching, hunting
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