Unit 3: Novel Study: Harriet Tubman, Chapters 11–22

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  1. abolitionist
    a reformer who favors putting an end to slavery
  2. intuition
    instinctive knowing, without the use of rational processes
  3. ingenuity
    the property of showing inventiveness and skill
  4. jounce
    move up and down repeatedly
  5. talisman
    a trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil
  6. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  7. mutinous
    characterized by a rebellion against authority
  8. sullen
    showing a brooding ill humor
  9. incalculable
    not capable of being computed or enumerated
  10. devoid
    completely wanting or lacking
  11. inauspicious
    boding ill
  12. imbue
    fill or soak totally
  13. earmark
    a distinctive characteristic or attribute
  14. nostalgia
    a longing for something past
  15. stronghold
    a strongly fortified defensive structure
  16. grievance
    a complaint about a wrong that causes resentment
  17. indomitable
    impossible to subdue
  18. agitation
    a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
  19. haversack
    a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
  20. remuneration
    paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses
Created on Tue Nov 10 12:45:27 EST 2020 (updated Fri Nov 13 14:23:12 EST 2020)

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