Crispin vocab.

Chapters 13&14

dire-serious, crying
Tom was in dire mood.

besieged-to surround with armed forces
The polices besieged the prisoners.

famished-starved
The famished family ate the food greedily.

distended-expanded
Roman empire distended.

blighted-destruction, destroy
The ship blighted by the storm.

pillage-take, steal, rob
Tom pillaged the candy from his older brother.

Chapter 15

sustenance-living, keep
You need foods and clothes to sustenance.

dell -a small valley covered with tree
The fairies were talking in the dell.

hamlet-a small village
Tom entered a hamlet and thought it was a nice village.

daub-smear
The paints daubed as Tom put the water.

wattle-to make solid
If you put water in the refrigerator, the water will wattle.

clotted-dry
Tom clotted the clay.

trepidation-fear
Tom can feel trepidation from the guards.

pestilence-a disease
Everyone acted carefully so they will not get any pestilence.

Chapters 16&17

garbed-to cover with clothing
The people garbed the dead man.
ruddy-red, pink
The ruddy color represents anger.

raucously-harsh
Mr.Tim is very raucously to students.

unkempt-messy
After the party, auditorium was unkempt.

cur-child
The teacher gave punishment to a cur for not doing his homework.

doddering-weak
The doddering old woman need help.

glutton-big eater
The glutton ate lots of foods.

sweetmeats-a food rich in sugar
The children enjoy eating sweetmeats.

loot-stolen
Tom reported that his Macbook got loot.

tyranny-absolute power
King Amours has a tyranny.

prudence-judgment
The prudence was fair.


Chapter 18&19
putrid-rotten, bad
Elise's mother said do not eat putrid foods.

perchance-possibly, maybe
If perchance, please finish your assignment by tomorrow.

screed-a long letter
The students handed in the screed to the prophet.

mortal-person, human
A mortal learned how to read and write.

pate-the crown of the head

christen-name
The name of "Elise" is very creative christen.

revels-to take great pleasure
Jenny tried to revel Elise because she got D on her test.

wager-bet, risk, chance
Elise wagered 53 points on her game.

lamenting-to regret strongly
Elise was lamenting because she missed the famous celebrity's concert.

Chapter 20

servile-humble, respectful
The slaves have to servile the high class people.