Unit 4: Novel Study: Across Five Aprils, Chapters 1–5

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  1. reverberation
    a remote or indirect consequence of some action
  2. vigorously
    in an energetic manner
  3. dissipate
    cause to separate and go in different directions
  4. vague
    not clearly understood or expressed
  5. shiftless
    lacking ambition or initiative
  6. monotonous
    tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
  7. quavering
    (of the voice) shaking as from weakness or fear
  8. din
    a loud, harsh, or strident noise
  9. trudge
    walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
  10. vigor
    forceful exertion
  11. tyrannical
    marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
  12. sober
    dignified and serious in manner or character
  13. subside
    wear off or die down
  14. curt
    speaking in a terse, rude, or abrupt way
  15. timid
    showing fear and lack of courage
  16. shun
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  17. belligerently
    in the manner of someone eager to fight
  18. ordeal
    a severe or trying experience
Created on Fri Nov 13 09:03:51 EST 2020 (updated Tue Dec 01 14:46:36 EST 2020)

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