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Across Five Aprils Vocabulary

Across Five Aprils Vocabulary. Chapters 1-3. Aloof- removed or distant either physically or emotionally Comeuppance- a deserved penalty or punishment Desolate- miserable; forsaken Hedge- avoid giving a direct answer; evade the risk of commitment

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Across Five Aprils Vocabulary

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  1. Across Five Aprils Vocabulary

  2. Chapters 1-3 • Aloof- removed or distant either physically or emotionally • Comeuppance- a deserved penalty or punishment • Desolate- miserable; forsaken • Hedge- avoid giving a direct answer; evade the risk of commitment • Secession- formal withdrawal from an organization; withdrawal from the Union by the eleven Southern states that formed the Confederacy • Tumult- mental or emotional agitation

  3. Chapters 4-6 • Abolitionist- a person in favor of abolishing, or ending slavery • Demotion- a reduction to a lower rank or a grade of lesser importance • Detain- to delay or hold back • Dissipate- to break up and scatter • Forte- one’s strong point • Indistinct- not sharply outlined • Pompous- self-important or arrogant

  4. Chapters 7-9 • Compassion- concern for another’s distress; pity • Disillusioned- stripped of hopes or optimistic notions • Hoard- to keep (something) to oneself • Inept- lacking in fitness or aptitude • Interminable- having or seeming to have no end • Lurk- to lie in wait in a place • Provoke- to call forth a feeling or an action • Tenacious- determined; unyielding; persistent

  5. Chapters 10-12 • Bigot- a person stubbornly devoted to his or her own prejudices and opinions • Complicity- participation in a wrongful act • Egotism- an exaggerated sense of self-importance; conceit • Gracious- characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit • Irreparable- not able to be fixed, repaired, or undone • Siege- a military blockade of a city or fortified place to force its inhabitants to surrender

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