Grade 6: Unit 6: Vocabulary from Readings 2

This list covers Damon and Pythias, "Uncle Septimus’s Beard," "The Crane Maiden," "Aunty Misery," "Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China," and "Sootface: An Ojibwa Cinderella Story."
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  1. tyrant
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  2. proclaim
    declare formally
  3. persuade
    cause somebody to adopt a certain position or belief
  4. desperately
    with great urgency
  5. harsh
    unkind or cruel or uncivil
  6. imposing
    impressive in appearance
  7. inspiration
    the act of arousing to a particular emotion or action
  8. incident
    a single distinct event
  9. assert
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  10. Spanish moss
    dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America
  11. snare
    a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
  12. mournful
    expressing sorrow
  13. hospitality
    kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
  14. taunt
    harass with persistent criticism or carping
  15. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
  16. banquet
    a ceremonial dinner party for many people
  17. glisten
    be shiny, as if wet
  18. collapse
    break down, literally or metaphorically
  19. eldest
    first in order of birth
  20. wigwam
    a Native American lodge frequently having an oval shape
  21. embrace
    squeeze tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
Created on Tue May 11 15:12:32 EDT 2021 (updated Thu May 13 15:03:35 EDT 2021)

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