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George Washington’s Spy by Elvira Woodruff. Vocabulary Chapters 1-8. Counterfeit:. Copied to look like and pass as something genuine; false. spyglass. A small telescope. catapult. A military machine used for throwing arrows, spears, rocks, etc . Loyalist.
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George Washington’s Spyby Elvira Woodruff Vocabulary Chapters 1-8
Counterfeit: Copied to look like and pass as something genuine; false
spyglass A small telescope
catapult A military machine used for throwing arrows, spears, rocks, etc.
Loyalist American colonists who remained loyal to King George during the American Revolution
patriot American colonist who fought against the King to form a new democratic country
queasy Feeling as if one might vomit
gristmill A mill for grinding grain
hypothermia A condition in which the temperature of the body falls abnormally low
haggard Looking as if ill, tired, exhausted, or in pain
bleak Gloomy; dismal
sallow Pale yellow, in a way that looks unhealthy, usually of the human skin
pillage Robbing openly and destructively, as in war