The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Vocabulary List – QUIZ FRIDAY
Mrs. Chung-Wipff
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punctilious (adj.) - very careful about manners.
shrewd (adj.) - good at judging people and situations, clever.
incredulous (adj.) - unable or unwilling to believe something; to be unconvinced.
pewter (noun) - a silver-gray alloy of tin and lead.
gaudy (adj.) - extravagantly bright or showy to the point of tastelessness.
monotonous (adj.) - dull, tedious and repetitious; lacking in variety or interest.
cadence (noun) - lilt or accent in voice; inflection.
pauper (noun) - a very poor person.
Homework due Friday: Look up each word in the dictionary. Omitting the origin and
the original meaning will be counted as incorrect. USE
dictionary.com and use
root words! If there is no origin, write: “no origin.” We will
create sentences in class.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Vocabulary List – QUIZ FRIDAY
Mrs. Chung-Wipff