Vocabulary 1 - 3
to proceed especially in the face of danger
What is VENTURE
a slow-witted person
What is a DUNCE?
to separate seed from a harvested plant especially by using a machine
What is threshing?
deeply or utterly confused or perplexed
What is bewildered?
Samuel chooses to live in the streets instead of living where?
What is the POORHOUSE?
a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt
What is tarnished?
the outer covering of a nut or of an ear of corn
What is SHUCKED?
a noisy fight or disturbance
What is RUCKUS?
Who is so angry about the Gentleman going to the New World?
Who is Captain Smith?
very angry
What is LIVID?
to make an effort to vomit
What is RETCHING?
to pass away completely; become destroyed
What is PERISH?
to go at or as if at an easy gait
What is AMBLES?
In Chapter 3, Samuel states that his philosophy in life is to ________ no one.
What is TRUST?
to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly
What is Conjured?
a place where nails are made
to raise in rank, power or character
What is EXALTED?
showing the effects of abandonment and neglect
What is DESOLATE?
Chapter 4:
Who accused Captain Smith of having “intent to overthrow the government of this mission, murder the council members, and make himself ruler"?
Who is Captain Newport?
uttered or sounded in one unvarying tone: marked by a sameness of pitch and intensity
What is monotonous?
to move with a violent twist
What is wrenched?
to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
What is TAUNT?
full of or expressing contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior
What is DISDAINFUL?
Chapters 5-6
Which two main characters struggle with remaining calm?
Who is Captain John Smith and Samuel?