Revolutionary War fiction

1. Phoebe the Spy
Vocabulary for
Mrs. Berg’s Class

2. anxious
• fearful of what may happen; troubled; worried

3. broad
• very wide

4. bundle
• collection of things wrapped or boxed
together

5. candlesticks
• A holder with holes for candles.

6. damp
• slight wetness, moist

7. daughter
• a mother's female child.

8. despair
• the feeling that everything is wrong and
nothing will turn out well; no hope

9. dread
• overwhelming fear or to be very afraid

10. dull
• not having a sharp edge or point; not shiny

11. harbor
• A place where ships can bring on or take off
things

12. housekeeper
• the person who keeps a house clean and neat

13. jest
• act in a funny or teasing way; joking

14. mast
• a strong pole on a ship that holds the sails

15. patriot
• One who loves and defends his or her country.

16. polish
• (of surfaces) make shine

17. powdered
• to put powder on a wig to make it whiter

18. rattled
• to make someone lose confidence or become
nervous: a noise made by shaking

19. sail
• a piece of cloth that catches the wind

20. scoundrel
• an evil, mean or wicked person

21. scraps
• a small piece of something, a scrap of food

22. shawl
• cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth
used to cover the head and shoulders

23. solemn
• deeply serious and somber

24. spy
• secretly collect sensitive or classified
information

25. stammered
• speak with involuntarily pauses or repetitions,
stuttering

26. startled
• surprised, alarmed, or shocked

27. target
• goal intended to be attained or a location to
be shot at

28. tavern
• a building with a bar that is licensed to sell
alcoholic drinks

29. traitor
• person guilty of betrayal, one who acts
disloyally

30. unruffled
• calm; not disturbed
ruffled unruffled

31. uproar
• a state of noisy excitement, confusion or
outrage

32. whirling
• turning or swinging round and round;
spinning, twirling