Vocabulary

Admonition-p.145. Noun. Counsel; one who gives advice. Bludgeoned-p.175. Verb. To hit with a heavy club. Blasphemy-p.43 Noun. A profane act. Chattel- p.158. Noun. The law. Caterwauled-p.224. Verb. To make a shrill sound. Diminutive- p.121. Adjective. Small; tiny; little. Downtrodden- p.129. Adjective. Trampled upon. Enthralled- p.124. Adjective. To hold spellbound; captivate. Eulogy- p. 41. Noun. A speech given about the death at a funeral. Furrowed- p.205. Verb. To make long narrow trenches. Impotent- p.195. Adjective. Without force or effectiveness. Infatuated- p.87. Verb. To make one look foolish. Insinuation- p.101. Noun. Indirect implication. Malingerer-p. 37 Noun. Someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity Ominously- p.186. Adverb. Menacing; threatening. Pickaninnies- p.15. Noun. A black child. Piqued- p.217. Verb. To excite. Prostrate- p.134. Verb. To overcome. Regal- p.31. Adjective. Royal. Stymied- p.33. Verb. To obstruct. Yoke- p.192. Noun. Device joining a pair of animals.