Johnny Tremain by Esther
Forbes
Chapter 3 Glossary
Section 1
apt
(adj): suitable, appropriate, having a tendency or liking
scornful
(adj): feeling or showing dislike
flourish
(v): to prosper
headlong
(adv): falling or plunging with head first; in a hasty or rash way
gilded
(adj): covered with a thin layer of gold
negotiating
(v): trying to reach agreement by discussion
johnnycake
(n): a corn-meal flat bread
taverns
(n): bars
genial
(adj): kindly pleasant and cheerful
aloof
(adj): unconcerned
nonchalantly
(adv): not caring
belligerent
(adj): waging a war
Section 2
diffidently
(adj): lacking self-confidence
impotence
(n): a lack of power
gumption
(n): common sense or initiative
felon(n):
a person who has committed a crime
cuff (n):
the part of a glove or shirt covering the wrist
Section 3
rakish
(adj): debonair or jaunty in appearance or manner
promenade
(n): a leisurely walk in a public place; a paved-public walk (esp. at the sea)
riggers
(n): people who provide clothes or equipment; fit with sails or topes
chaises
(n): a light, open carriage
gimlet
(n): a small tool with a screw-like tip
gait
(n): a manner of walking or running
mantua
(n): fancy woman’s dress of the 1600s
milliners
(n): people who make or sell women’s hats
bean
pole (n): a tall, thin pole for supporting bean plants
ciphering
(v): writing in a code; solving by arithmetic
Section 4
gastric
(adj): of the stomach
alewife
(n): a fish of North Atlantic
mere (adj):
nothing more than or better than what is specified
basting
(v): thrashing or moistening with fat during cooking
assuage
(v): to sooth or make less severe; to satisfy
squabs
(n): young pigeons
chagrined
(adj): affected by a feeling of annoyance, embarrassment, or disappointment
peddler
(n): a person who goes from house to house selling small articles
nicety
(n): precision; subtle distinction or detail; dainty or refined elegance
wattles
(n): a red fleshy flap of skin on the neck of a bird
Section 5
gallows
(n): a framework with a suspended noose for the hanging of criminals
marshes
(n): low-lying, watery ground
spinet
(n): s kind of small piano or harpsichord
sparsely
(adv): thinly scattered; not dense
skirting
(v): going or situating along the edge of
frenzied
(adj): in a state of violence or agitation
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