Vocabulary List 11Johnny Tremain: Chapters V-IX

Allay Verb

1. Diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry).

2. Relieve or alleviate (pain or hunger).

Dreary Adjective Dull, bleak, and

lifeless; depressing: "the dreary routine of working, eating, and trying to sleep".

Ferocity Noun The state or quality

of being savage like

Genealogy Noun

1. A line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor: "combing through the birth records and genealogies".

2. The study and tracing of lines of descent or development.

Gratis Adverb Without charge;

free Adjective Done for nothing;

free

Hideous Adjective

1. Ugly or disgusting to look at.

2. Extremely unpleasant.

Hilarity Noun Extreme

amusement, esp. when expressed by laughter

Impersonate Verb Pretend to be

(another person) as entertainment or in order to deceive someone.

Impudent Adjective

Not showing due respect for another person; impertinent

Lenient Adjective (of punishment or a

person in authority) Permissive, merciful, or tolerant.

Lucid Adjective Expressed clearly;

easy to understand: "a clear and lucid style".

Showing ability to think clearly, esp. in the intervals between periods of confusion or insanity.

Parody Noun An imitation of the

style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

Placate Verb Make (someone)

less angry or hostile

Propriety Noun The state or quality of

conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals.

The details or rules of behavior considered correct: "she's a great one for the proprieties".

Rue Verb Bitterly regret

(something) and wish it undone: "Christine rued the day she met them".