The Witch of Blackbird Pond vocabulary
Chapters 1-3
wistfully - longing pensively; expressing vague yearnings
anguish - great suffering as from worry, grief or pain
cuff - to strike with open hand; a slap or blow
daft - silly; foolish; insane; crazy
nonchalance - showing cool lack of concern
furtively - done or acting in a stealthy way; sneaky
imperceptibly - gradually, slightly, so as to be difficult to perceive
reproof - rebuke; censure; find fault with
Chapters 4-7
exhilarating - invigorating or stimulating
intimidated - made afraid; made timid; cowed
chagrin - mortification; a feeling of embarrassment
exasperation - a state of being vexed, irritated or annoyed
irksome - tiresome; annoying; irritating
condescension - a patronizing manner or behavior
timorous - timid; full of or subject to fear
veritable - in fact; actual; truly
Chapters 8-10
ingenious - original and inventive; resourceful
entranced - fill with rapture or delight; enchant; charm
vengeance - with great force or fury; excessively; revenge
sanctioned - authorized approval or permission
invariably - not changing; constant
vagueness - not sharp; not clearly; hazily; obscurely
Chapters 11-13
pious - seemingly virtuous; showing religious devotion
refuge - a place of safety
resolutely - showing a fixed, firm purpose; determined; faithful
qualms - feeling of uneasiness or doubt; misgiving
infatuated - carried away by shallow love or affection
impetuously - foolish rash; impulsive; done suddenly with little thought
incredulous - doubting; skeptical; unwilling or unable to believe
Chapters 14-16
sanctuary - a place of refuge or protection; a holy place for worship
annexed - to add on or attach; append
blasphemy - contemptuous speech or action concerning God
poignant - emotionally touching or moving
ruefully - feeling or showing regret; lamentable; mournful
blithely - showing a gay, cheerful disposition; carefree
ingenuity - cleverness, originality, skill; ingeniousness
Chapters 17-18
consternation - great fear or shock that makes one feel helpless
infidel - one who does not believe in a particular religion
tantalizingly - maintained teasing by keeping out of reach something desirable
docile - easy to manage or discipline; obedient; teachable
sobered - characterized by reason, sanity, or self-control
sustained - strengthened in spirit or courage; kept up
Chapters 19-21
cronies - old friends; close companions
vehemently - impassioned; fervent; impetuous
surreptitiously - in a secret, stealthy way; clandestine
contradictory - asserting the opposite of what someone else said
arduous - difficult to do; laborious; strenuous
amended - made better, changed or revised