VOCABULARY Language Arts

a pale, dry Spanish wine

a generally accepted theory

stubborn

a way of regarding, understanding, or interpreting something

a knee-length cloak worn especially in the 18th and 19th century

the feeling a word gives (neg, pos)

without hope

sounding sad and mournful

to provide services to

gravely

close combat

implied though not plainly expressed

happy and jolly

a film about facts

wrinkled from being old

unusually thin or malnorished

a small swelling or aggregation of cells in the body, especially an abnormal one

very poor

a thin sword

to do in excess

not making sense

an outburst of emotion

to pronounce clearly

an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide

exact

the available body of facts or information indicating if a belief is true

to be in danger

to carve in wood

to go on for infinity

sickening sweet

to act with impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance

clearly understood

a ball and chain used to hold a prisoner

to act in a lazy way

rude behavior

to give orders or demands

something done over and over again

very large, huge

a barrel used to hold alcohol

set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true.

able to speak and read a language

expressing things through hand movements

laying across an area

saintly; holy

a short story

lower in rank or position

to suggest or imply

unreasonably or obsessively anxious, suspicious

deserved punishment

to believe in something false

not able to be understood; not intelligible

in a serious tone

to escape or run away

someone who travels without a home

a torch with a flame

yellowish orange in color

an every day, common saying

insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.

rodent or parasite

the dictionary meaning of a word

large vermin

not wanting to work; lazy

A prayer box worn by Jewish men during prayer

resisting or challenging

complete disorder and confusion

sad, depressing

a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

changing into something else

howling sound made by wind

the action of confirming something

being alone; not fitting in

surrounded by problems

an expert in an area of art

forced to do something

a member of a nonestablished church; a Nonconformist

to recover quickly

disgusting

resembling wood

to isolate ones self

confusing, not clear