Glossary
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GLOSSARY


Abrupt – sudden, unexpected; rude
Adequate – suitable, satisfactory
Annoyed – displeased, angered
Appearance – look
Bristle – become visibly angry
Carefree – happy, worry-free
Clutch – hold tightly
Devise – plan, think up
Discourtesy – rude behavior
Fetch – go get, bring back
Flustered - upset
Fowl – chicken or other bird used for food
Fume – show irritation or anger
Furious – very angry, mad
Glare – look
Graze – feed on grass
Haughty – proud, self-important, arrogant
Hearth – the floor of a fireplace
Hearty – plentiful, healthy
Impudent – rude, arrogant
Irritation – anger, displeasure
Lone – solitary, on one’s own
Manner – way
Meandering – winding, curving
Menacingly – threateningly
Nocturnal – active at night
Perch – rest in some elevated position
Plow – dig up ground for cultivation
Polenta – cornmeal; meal obtained by boiling cornmeal in water
Prune – cut, clip
Rarely – not often, infrequently
Savor – enjoy
Spotless – clean, unblemished
Steadily – evenly, firmly
Stir – move, shake
Stirrup – part of a saddle which supports the rider’s foot
Succulent – tasty, yummy
Tend to – care for
Terracotta – baked clay of reddish-brown to brownish-orange color
Vain – proud, puffed up
Vow – make a solemn promise
Wade – walk through water

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