Crispin+Vocab

1.midst: middle of -The cat disappeared in the midst of the mist.
 * __CRISP CHAP 1 VOCAB__**

2. shroud: a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial -Madison’s friends saw Madison being wrapped in shroud and they silently prayed for Madison.

3. taunted: provoke or challenge someone with insulting remarks -I was taunted by some boys and that really made me angry.

4. pauper: a very poor person - At Africa there is a lot of pauper people and they really need food and water.

5. steward: a person employed to manage another's property -The steward guarded the landlord’s cattle.

6.deign: do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity -Sometimes people deign when they feel like that the world has abandoned them.

7. transgression: an act of infringing or going beyond the bounds -Hadison’s transgression of getting a detention made her parents angry.

8.poaching: illegally hunting or catching (game or fish) on land that is not one's own, or in contravention of official protection. -The hunters ignored the sign that told not to poach wild animals.

9. forfeit: lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing -People sometimes forfeit what they loved or took care of when they did something wrong.

1. ceased- come to and end -The cat jumped on the roof when she ceased from the chase of the dog.
 * __CRISP CHAP 2 VOCAB__**

2. welt-swollen mark left on flesh (cut) -The robber escaped the bank by giving a deep welt on the police’s arm when the police was tried to block the robber.

3. minions-a follower or underling of a powerful person -The minions followed the priest to the church.

4. parchment- paper for writing -The author wrote down his ideas on a piece of parchment when he thought of a story.

5. kin- one’s family and relations -The orphan had no kin and no friends because he was handicapped.

6. transfixed- frozen in fear or horror My brother’s face transfixed when he saw a horror movie.

7. avail- help or benefit/ use or take advantage of -When I helped my sister clean her room she availed me by giving her favorite book to me.

1. recurrence- occur again, periodically The rebel of the poor people recurrence today because the government was not giving them enough job to live.
 * __CRISP CHAP 3 VOCAB__**

2. mortality- the state of being subject to die -Sometimes people study and try to invent medicine that will make them live longer ignoring their mortality.

3. impoverished- make poor -If I was a president I would like to make the country not impoverished and I would make my country not famished.

4. jests- a joke -Mandie made jests about her friends and she got all her friends angry.

5. shunned- persistently avoid, ignore, or reject -The woman shunned the proposal of the man.

6. plight- dangerous situation -The airplane was out of oil and it was in a plight.

7. serf- servants but work for the lord’s state and get protected by the lord -The serfs were hungry and tired but they had to work to live and bring food to their family.

8. mercenary- a soldier hired to serve in a foreign army -The mercenary was not doing their best to protect the other country.

1. untoward-unexpected -The untoward visitor came to the party.
 * __CRISPIN CHAP 4 VOCAB__**

2. thatch- a roof made of reeds. -People lived in jungle made their home roof by thatch.

3. bailiff- someone who works in the court of law. -The bailiff gave the guilty people a harsh punishments.

4.reeve- president of a village. -The reeve told the people to escape the village immediately.

5. mean-small -The landlord gave the pauper a mean amount of money.

6. pinnacle-summit, center, top -The hiker climbed up to the pinnacle of the mountain.

7. meander-going aimlessly -The dog ran for the prey meander.

8. impenetrable-impossible to break in -The cage was impenetrable.

9. fallow-farmland that has nothing planted in it. -I arrived at the empty hut and saw a fallow.

10. infidels- somebody who doesn't believe in religion. - I am infidels and I don’t read any bibles or stuff.

CRISPIN CHAP 5~6 VOCAB

canonical: related to canon law or law of Catholic Church -My grandmother has a strong belief about canonical.

strident: noisy and loud -The strident student was punished by the principle at lunch time.

clamor: loud and harsh noise -My brother’s clamor music disturbed my concentration on homework.

apprehension: fear of bad luck -I apprehension when I see black cats because there is a bad myth about black cats.

implore: beg desperately -I implored my mom to buy the new handphone that came out in the mall.

hue: -The gray clouds made a huge hue which made every surroundings dark.

cry: weep -I cried when I lost my dog.

CRISPIN CHAP 7 VOCAB

skittish: not joyful -I was very happy until I got my science test back and I was skittish from that time on.

petitions: written requests of many people for a certain purpose -I had to collect the petition form about saving the endangered animals program.

moot: an assembly of debate -I had to moot with my project partner about the project.

treason: the crime; betray toward one’s country -The man treason the gang and ran away.

plight: unlucky situation -When the airplane was falling everyone was in plight.

CRISPIN CHAP 8 VOCAB alb-a white cloth that christians wear -He wore alb and walked up the holy church stairs.

tonsured-bald -The tonsured man covered his had with hat.

sanctuary-a safe place -The best way to stay away from danger is to stay at sanctuary.

tallow-fat substances made out of animals to make candles -The tallow candles showed the lit the whole room up.

genuflect-to squint down, or lower your body -I genuflect when a ball came flying towards me.

distraught-upset -My mom was distraught when she saw my grades.

sullen-gloomy -My brother was sullen because he lost his pencil case.

scrutinize-to look -Since I didn’t bring my glasses I had to narrow my eyes to scrutinize to look at the board.

1. Character: a person that appears in a story or an act.

2. Conflict: a problem happening during a story.

3. foreshadowing: a warning of a future

4. mood: A feeling that effects mentally (Sad, Angry)

5. protagonist: The main character of the story.

6. antagonist: The character that is opposite of the main character.

7. setting: a place or background of a story

8. symbol: a thing that represents a word or phrase.

9. theme: The main subject of a theme.

CRISPIN VOCAB 9-10 garment:the item of clothing -The rich lady wore a beautiful silk garments and attended the party.

hag:a witch -People started to accuse the old lady for her weird healing skills.

crone:an old woman who is thin and ugly -Children threw rocks at the crone.

foreboding:act as a warning -The murder of crow foreboded the danger of the warrior.

skirting: a woman’s outer garment fastened around the waist and hanging down around the legs -My mother wore skirting and she decided to go out for shopping.

CRISPIN CHAP 11-12 VOCAB hoist- an act of rising or hoisting something -The flag was hoisted up the pole.

tumult- a loud confused noise -My brother attacked my room spoiling everything and making a tumult sound.

albeit-although -The priest prayed to god albeit the kids were making loud noise.

gross- unattractively large of bloated -The balloon was gross and then it finally popped.

folly- lack of good sense -I hate my mother because she is so folly that she embarrassed me once in front of my friends.

forage- search widely for foods -The tiger was forage to find a dinner for it’s clan.

1. Crispin encounters two dead men shortly after fleeing the village. How does each affect him?

He feared that if he gets caught by John Aycliff he could become the two dead men. He feared of dying.

Chapters 13/14 dire- extremely serious or urgent The messenger burst into the house with dire expression.

besieged- surrounded with armed forces in order to capture it The prisoner was surrounded with besieged.

famished- extremely hungry -I was very famished, so I ate cereal for my breakfast.

distended- swell by stretching it from inside -The virus was distended causing the patient with pain.

blighted- a plant disease -People were fearing of the blighted.

pillage- using violence -The child called the police to capture his parents for pillage.

Chapter 15 sustenance- food and drink regarded as a source of strength -The travelers made sure that their sustenance was available for 7 days.

dell- a small valley usually among trees -I walked the dell with my dog.

hamlet- a small settlement -The nomads made hamlet for their clan.

daub- coat or smear with a thick or sticky substance in a carelessly rough or liberal way The lady walked away without noticing the daub on her coat.

wattle- materials for making fences -Mr.Farm needed wattle, so he asked Jo to bring him some wattle.

clotted- a thick mass of coagulated liquid -The scientist threw away clotted that was taking space in their laboratory.

trepidation- a feeling of fear or agitation -I was in trepidation when I knew that the ghost was living in my house.

pestilence- a fatal academic disease -THe kid was in pestilence when he was having a summer vacation to Bali.

Chapters 16/17 garbed- clothing or dress The celebrity wanted a garbed that really shined brightly with jewels.

ruddy- a healthy red color -A kid in my bus has a ruddy hair color.

raucously- making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise -The rock band that was performing played their music raucously.

unkempt- having an untidy or disheveled appearance -I saw a beggar that had an unkempt cloths and face.

cur- one that is in poor condition -I adopted a dog that was in cur.

doddering- tremble -The man was doddering when he realized that he killed his father by accident.

glutton- a person who is excessively fond of or always eager for something -My friend became glutton when she became the controller of the group.

sweetmeats- an item of confectionary -My brother carried the sweetmeats to his room.

loot- goods -The pirates stole the loots from people.

tyranny- cruel and oppressive government -The tyranny offered a lot of tax.

prudence- acting with or showing care and thought for the future -My ancestors prudence about the nature.