Late middle english
noun
Sentance:
It was either a straight acquittal or nothing.
Indignant- [in-dig-nuhnt]-feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base
Latin
adjective
Sentance:
"You mean women in Alabama can't?" I was indignant.
Infantile- [in-fuhn-tahyl, -til]-characteristic of or befitting an infant; babyish; childish
Latin
Adjective
Sentance:
Jem waved my question away as being infantile.
Charlotte-[shahr-luht]-a dessert of many varieties, served hot or cold and commonly made by lining a mold with cake or bread and filling it with fruit, whipped cream, custard, or gelatin.
French
noun
Sentance:
She carried a tray of charlotte.
Unrouged-[Un-roozh]-any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
French
Noun
Sentance:
The ladies were cool in fragile pastel prints: most of them were heavily powdered but unrouged.
Vocation- [voh-key-shuhn]-a particular occupation, business, or profession; calling.
Late middle english
noun
Sentance:
Hurriedly I began choosing my vocation. Nurse? Aviator?...
Devout-[dih-vout]-devoted to divine worship or service; pious; religious
Middle english
adjective
Sentance:
She was the second most devout lady in Maycomb.
Sibilant- [sib-uh-luhnt]-characterized by a hissing sound; noting sounds like those spelled with s in this
Latin
adjective
Sentance:
She had curios habit of prefacing everything she said with a soft sibilant sound.
Spurious-[spyoor-ee-uhs]-not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit
latin
adjective
Sentance:
The rural children who could, usually brought clippings from what they called The Grit Paper, a publication spurious in the eyes of Miss Gates.
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