Johny Tremain

11 cards·by Jriccardi517

Scroll

a long piece of paper that rolls around one or two cylinders and that usually has something written or drawn on it

Beaux

old-fashioned : a woman's male lover or friend : boyfriend

Tyranny

cruel and unfair treatment by people with power over others

Eloquence

the ability to speak or write well and in an effective way

Piteous

literary : deserving or causing feelings of sympathy or pity

Insufferable

very bad or unpleasant : too unpleasant to deal with or accept

Poultice

a soft, usually heated substance that is spread on cloth and then placed on the skin to heal a sore or reduce pain

Laudanum

a tincture of opium

Yoke

a bar or frame that is attached to the heads or necks of two work animals (such as oxen) so that they can pull a plow or heavy load

Hearth

the floor in front of or inside a fireplace

Piety

devotion to God : the quality or state of being pious