Vocab list 1
Express approval or agreement, typically officially.
Assented
An upward slope
Acclivity
Rub to restore warmth or sensation
Chafed
A person who is not apart of the military or police force.
Civilian
A formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
Dictum
What is a Federal Army?
The Union; Northern army
What is a Federal Scout?
A person hired by the national government to gather information.
What does effaced mean?
To erase, remove or make difficult to see or remember.
When a person is gallant, what are they?
Brave or heroic
What is the definition of gallows
Wooden or metal structure used to carry out executions by hanging.
Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering.
Imperious
Seeming to have no end; very long and tiring
Interminable
To speak about someone in a harmful or cruel way; or to show evil or harmful intent
Malign
What is an outpost?
A small military camp or position at some distance from the main force.
This words means danger or risk.
Perilous
Preternaturally
A defensive position of soldiers looking for enemy movement.
Presaging
Giving a sign or warning that something will happen in the future.
What is a scout?
A solider or other person sent out ahead of a main force to gather information about an enemies position.
What is a sentinel?
A guard or watchperson who keeps watch for danger.
This is a barrier formed from upright wooden posts or stakes.
Stockade
What does it mean to do something summarily?
Done quickly and without following a long process or detailed explanation.
Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.
Uncanny
Undulations
Smooth, wave-like movements or shapes that rise and fall.
Who is the main character of the story?
Peyton Farquhar
Who wrote the story, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge?
Ambrose Bierce