Vocabulary Quiz Solutions for Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

I. Give the definition for the following vocabulary words:

perseverance : steadfastness

calico : a coarse, printed cotton cloth

accouter : outfit and equip

economical : prudent and thrifty in management; sparing

frugal : costing little

saunter : walk slowly in an idle or leisurely manner

appease : satisfy or relieve

haggard : thin and contracted by or as if by fatigue or inner distress

morsel : a small piece or quantity of food

mysterious : being beyond one's powers to discover, understand, or explain

exile : the condition or period of living away from one's native country

laud : to give praise to; glorify

commemorate : to honor the memory of

parsimony : unusual or excessive frugality; a disposition to avoid expense

intoxicate : to stimulate or excite

II. Correctly spell the vocabulary words defined below:

to feel or express grief or sorrow - mourn

one who makes great sacrifices or suffers much for a belief, cause, or principle - martyrdom

an important event; a turning point - milestone

a costume or disguise; a charade - masquerade

to visualize; imagine - fancy

to cease doing something; abstain - desist

a thought, view, or attitude based on feeling or emotion - sentiment

an opponent or an enemy - adversary

great affliction or distress; suffering - tribulation

a stock of necessary supplies, especially food - provisions

a narrow crack or opening - crevice

the quality of being calm and even-tempered - equanimity

a clever scheme to achieve an objective - stratagem

impertinent; forward - pert

showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm - ebullient

III. Use the following vocabulary words in a complete sentence:

excrescence : What can those ... be?

composition : Rebecca made a poor hand at ... writing at this time.

predicament : We are in the same ... as the fox in the fable.

noxious : We made a temporary tent which would at least keep off the night damps and ... insects.

trivial : Music was viewed by Miss Miranda as a ..., useless, and foolish amusement.

verdure : The rich ... of the land displayed treasures unknown in the continent of Europe.

instinct : Bees, wasps, and ants also possess a social ....

acid : Miss Miranda smiled ... as she said she couldn't take after her father, for he'd take anything there was before she got there!

emerge : I allowed Jack to creep into the dark place, from which he soon ....

extrovert : She was an ... and preferred being with people to working alone in a laboratory.

primp : She had better things to do than to ... for hours.

doggerel : The effect of the piece of ... was entirely convincing, and for days afterward, whenever Minnie met the Simpsons she shuddered and held her peace.

succor : We forget God too easily, and yet we never wanted his ... and protection more surely than now.

prim : Her ... attire and manner served the purpose of discouraging nonsense in the classroom.

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