Collection 1: A Walk to the Jetty

As you read Jamaica Kincaid's "A Walk to the Jetty" from the novel "Annie John," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 12's Collection 1: Marita's Bargain, The Secret to Raising Smart Kids, A Walk to the Jetty, Ile
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  1. unruly
    noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
  2. scalloped
    decorated with a margin or border of semicircles
  3. hypocrite
    a person who professes beliefs that he or she does not hold
  4. obeah
    spiritual and religious methods used in Afro-Caribbean practices for protection or guidance
  5. souse
    pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled
  6. absurd
    inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
  7. degenerate
    grow worse
  8. stevedore
    a laborer who loads and unloads ships at a waterfront
  9. apprentice
    someone who works for an expert to learn a trade
  10. duplicate
    a copy that corresponds to an original exactly
  11. sixpence
    a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies
  12. scorn
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  13. stupor
    a state of being half-awake
  14. customary
    commonly used or practiced
  15. berth
    a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
Created on Mon Jun 30 01:08:42 EDT 2014 (updated Wed Jul 02 09:34:59 EDT 2014)

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