Vocabulary from Classic Literature Chapters
Prelude Vocabulary
1.
‘tis: it is
2.
fatigue: tiredness; exhaustion
3.
‘twas: it was
4.
quiver: shake
5.
exertions: efforts
6.
gurgled: bubbled
Chapter 1 Vocabulary
1.
peevish: irritable; crabby
2.
vexatious: irritating
3.
filch: steal
4.
noxious: harmful; poisonous
5.
haversack: backpack
6.
wretched: shameful
Chapter 2 Vocabulary
1.
ravine: canyon; gulch; valley
2.
a score: twenty
3.
skirmish: fight
Chapter 3 Vocabulary
1.
roused: awoke; stirred;
moved
Chapter 4 Vocabulary
1.
omen: warning; portent; sign
2.
dire: serious; terrible
3.
ponder: to think deeply
about
Chapter 6 Vocabulary
1.
melancholy: sad; gloomy;
dismal; morose
Chapter 7 Vocabulary
1.
befuddlement: confusion
2.
scoundrel: thief; bad guy
3.
predicament: problem; difficulty
4.
rusticated: worn; old
5.
kin: relative
6.
famished: very hungry
7.
notion: idea
8.
homespun: homemade garment
Chapter 8 Vocabulary
1.
keen: sharp
2.
pilfer: steal
3.
rummaged: ransacked; went through
4.
rogue: scoundrel; rascal;
troublemaker
5.
scuttled: scurried
6.
beholden: indebted; owe someone for
a favor or good deed
7.
ruse: a hoax; trick
8.
wager: bet; gamble
Chapter 9 Vocabulary
1.
remorse: guilt
2.
refined: proper
3.
rue: regret
Chapter 10 Vocabulary
1.
fray: battle; quarrel
2.
jeering: mocking; taunting;
making fun of
Chapter 11 Vocabulary
1.
foe: enemy; adversary
2.
boisterous: energetic;
rambunctious
4. tendency: inclination; what
one has the habit of doing
Chapter 13 Vocabulary
2. treacherous: traitorous;
disloyal; two-faced
3. ambush: attack
4. flanked: bordered; edged
6. vermin: pests
Chapter 14 Vocabulary
1.
encampment: camp
2.
rations: supplies; provisions
3.
fared: got along; coped
4.
tatterdemalions: raggedy
looking people
5.
oafs: dumb people
6.
forage: to search
Chapter 15 Vocabulary
1.
maelstrom: turmoil; frenzy;
storm
2.
bedraggled: disheveled;
ragged
3.
grub: food
Chapter 16 Vocabulary
1.
firecake: cake made of flour
and water, cooked on rocks
2.
concoction: a mixture
3.
chiseled: cut out
Chapter 17 Vocabulary
1.
portent: sign; omen
2.
victuals: food
Chapter 18 Vocabulary
1.
portioned out: distributed
equally
2.
affliction: illness; malady
Chapter 19 Vocabulary
1.
smidgen: small amount
Chapter 20 Vocabulary
1.
veered: changed direction
Chapter 21 Vocabulary
1.
scavenging: searching;
rummaging
2.
provisions: rations; supplies
3.
flogged: whipped
4.
quarrel: fight; fray
Chapter 22 Vocabulary
1.
fervently: strongly
2.
doleful: mournful
Chapter 24 Vocabulary
1.
disbanded: broke apart
2.
idleness: laziness
3.
gallows: a platform with beams used
for hanging prisoners
4.
mettle: toughness; bravery; moxy;
grit
5.
forge: oven or furnace over which
metal is melted and molded into tools
6.
forge: mold; melt; shape; create
7.
forge: stronghold; place people
come together to protect an area
from attack
Chapter 25 Vocabulary
1.
shirking: avoiding
2.
exemplary: excellent; model
3. bamboozled: tricked
4.
commemorate: to remember;
honor
5.
momentous: very important
6.
feat: an achievement;
accomplishment
7.
vigor: strength; stamina
Chapter 26 Vocabulary
1.
fortifications: defenses
Chapter 27 Vocabulary
1.
picaroons: scoundrels;
rascals; mischief makers
Chapter 28 Vocabulary
1.
rogue: scoundrel; picaroon
2.
petulance: moodiness;
peevishness
3. meekest: gentlest; mildest;
quietest
Chapter 29 Vocabulary
1.
confer: to discuss
2.
palaver: chat
Chapter 30 Vocabulary
1.
shoddy: sloppy; inferior
2.
reliable: dependable
3.
vouched: swore
Chapter 31 Vocabulary
1.
ruse: trick
2.
hearth: fireplace
3.
apprenticed: learned (from
someone who does the job)
4.
diverting: distracting
5.
pondered: thought deeply
about
Chapter 33 Vocabulary
1.
somber: melancholy; gloomy
2.
sentiments: thoughts
3.
impudence: rudeness; nerve;
audacity
4.
grave: serious; dire
5.
miscalculation: wrong
calculation; wrong conclusion
Chapter 34
Malcontent:
not happy; not content
Droned:
babbled; talked in a
monotone almost like a buzz
Chapter 36
Hovel:
shack; hut; dirty place
Goaded:
prodded; urged; motivated;
instigated
Perish:
die; wither
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Prelude Vocabulary 1. tis: it is 2. fatigue: tiredness; exhaustion 3. twas: it was 4. quiver: shake 5. exertions: efforts 6. gurgled: bubbled
Chapter 1 Vocabulary 1. peevish: irritable; crabby 2. vexatious: irritating 3. filch: steal 4. noxious: harmful; poisonous 5. haversack: backpack 6. wretched: shameful
Chapter 2 Vocabulary 1. ravine: canyon; gulch; valley 2. a score: twenty 3. skirmish: fight
Chapter 3 Vocabulary 1. roused: awoke; stirred; moved
Chapter 4 Vocabulary 1. omen: warning; portent; sign 2. dire: serious; terrible 3. ponder: to think deeply about
Chapter 6 Vocabulary 1. melancholy: sad; gloomy; dismal; morose
Chapter 7 Vocabulary 1. befuddlement: confusion 2. scoundrel: thief; bad guy 3. predicament: problem; difficulty 4. rusticated: worn; old 5. kin: relative 6. famished: very hungry 7. notion: idea 8. homespun: homemade garment
Chapter 8 Vocabulary 1. keen: sharp 2. pilfer: steal 3. rummaged: ransacked; went through 4. rogue: scoundrel; rascal; troublemaker 5. scuttled: scurried 6. beholden: indebted; owe someone for a favor or good deed 7. ruse: a hoax; trick 8. wager: bet; gamble
Chapter 9 Vocabulary 1. remorse: guilt 2. refined: proper 3. rue: regret
Chapter 10 Vocabulary 1. fray: battle; quarrel 2. jeering: mocking; taunting; making fun of
Chapter 11 Vocabulary 1. foe: enemy; adversary 2.boisterous: energetic; rambunctious 4. tendency: inclination; what one has the habit of doing
Chapter 13 Vocabulary 2. treacherous: traitorous; disloyal; two-faced 3. ambush: attack 4. flanked: bordered; edged 6. vermin: pests
Chapter 14 Vocabulary 1. encampment: camp 2. rations: supplies; provisions 3. fared: got along; coped 4. tatterdemalions: raggedy looking people 5. oafs: dumb people 6. forage: to search
Chapter 15 Vocabulary 1. maelstrom: turmoil; frenzy; storm 2. bedraggled: disheveled; ragged 3. grub: food
Chapter 16 Vocabulary 1. firecake: cake made of flour and water, cooked on rocks 2. concoction: a mixture 3. chiseled: cut out
Chapter 17 Vocabulary 1. portent: sign; omen 2. victuals: food
Chapter 18 Vocabulary 1. portioned out: distributed equally 2. affliction: illness; malady
Chapter 19 Vocabulary 1. smidgen: small amount
Chapter 20 Vocabulary 1. veered: changed direction
Chapter 21 Vocabulary 1. scavenging: searching; rummaging 2. provisions: rations; supplies 3. flogged: whipped 4. quarrel: fight; fray
Chapter 22 Vocabulary 1. fervently: strongly 2. doleful: mournful
Chapter 24 Vocabulary 1. disbanded: broke apart 2. idleness: laziness 3. gallows: a platform with beams used for hanging prisoners 4. mettle: toughness; bravery; moxy; grit 5. forge: oven or furnace over which metal is melted and molded into tools 6. forge: mold; melt; shape; create 7. forge: stronghold; place people come together to protect an area from attack
Chapter 25 Vocabulary 1. shirking: avoiding 2. exemplary: excellent; model 3. bamboozled: tricked 4. commemorate: to remember; honor 5. momentous: very important 6. feat: an achievement; accomplishment 7. vigor: strength; stamina
Chapter 26 Vocabulary 1. fortifications: defenses
Chapter 27 Vocabulary 1. picaroons: scoundrels; rascals; mischief makers
Chapter 28 Vocabulary 1. rogue: scoundrel; picaroon 2. petulance: moodiness; peevishness 3. meekest: gentlest; mildest; quietest
Chapter 29 Vocabulary 1. confer: to discuss 2. palaver: chat
Chapter 30 Vocabulary 1. shoddy: sloppy; inferior 2. reliable: dependable 3. vouched: swore
Chapter 31 Vocabulary 1. ruse: trick 2. hearth: fireplace 3. apprenticed: learned (from someone who does the job) 4. diverting: distracting 5. pondered: thought deeply about
Chapter 33 Vocabulary 1. somber: melancholy; gloomy 2. sentiments: thoughts 3. impudence: rudeness; nerve; audacity 4. grave: serious; dire 5. miscalculation: wrong calculation; wrong conclusion
Chapter 34 Malcontent: not happy; not content Droned: babbled; talked in a monotone almost like a buzz
Chapter 36 Hovel: shack; hut; dirty place Goaded: prodded; urged; motivated; instigated Perish: die; wither
