Lesson 4 Vocabulary

uninterrupted

to collect, to gather, to accumulate

diminishment, reduction

to set right or to correct

acting in a secret and sneaky way

having clear insight, shrewd, very perceptive

extreme poverty

easily manipulated or able to be bent freely

brief, compact

equal

stinginess, frugality; excessive economy

lighthearted, joyous, glad, cheerful, free of spirit

to be sorry for, to regret

to speak in a witty or teasing manner

the state of being self-satisified

harsh sounding, having dissonance

to bring out a response, to evoke

to quiet or to put down a disturbance

merriment, state of being jolly

one who believes in the absence of government or law

a person who is lazy

marked by great volume or size

to dry up

praise, approval; to salute, to hail

to start a fire, or to stir up