Post date: Jan 29, 2019 7:54:20 PM
Attached, you will find the handouts we completed in class.
Here's a link to a Quizlet for these words (Thanks, Mrs. Rudder!):
https://quizlet.com/306784280/american-literature-vocabulary-set-1-flash-cards/
In case you need the words and definitions, here they are:
Aspiration—dream, goals
Keen—sharp, stinging
Allegiance--loyalty
Stark—distinct, obvious, clearly evident
Reverence—respect based on age or authority
Blithe—happy and carefree
Enlighten—to inform, to let someone know
Reservoir—anything that holds a supply of something (like a lake and water)
Penury—poverty, being poor
Procured—to get, to obtain
Despotic—characteristic of a cruel leader
Subsistence—the minimum needed to survive
Perpetuated—to keep it going indefinitely
Barter—trading goods and services for others goods or services
Graft—money made through corruption