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6 T H GRADE LA
The Bridegroom vocabulary
distraughtadjective
Extremely troubled
She ran in, distraught. (pg. 64)
pliedverb
Addressed urgently and persistently
Her father and mother plied her with questions. (pg. 64)
forebodingnoun
Feeling that something bad will happen
Stricken with foreboding they pleaded, got angry, but still she was silent. (pg.64)
troikanoun
Russian sleigh or carriage drawn by three horses
She sat with her friends and a swift troika flashed by before them. (pg.64)
shudderingverb
Trembling or quivering with fear
…she was shuddering and laughing. (pg. 66)
tumultnoun
Noisy commotion
The toasting cup is passed from hand to hand in tumult…(pg. 67)
oppressesverb
To weigh down; to burden with cruel or unjust restraints
“…an evil dream oppresses me.” (pg.67)
Ikons or iconsnoun
Images of Christ, the Virgin, and saints used in the Eastern Orthodox Church
They’ve taken no notice of the ikons… (pg.68)
clamornoun
Loud noise
Shout, laughs, drunken clamor… (pg.70)
throngnoun
A great number of people or things crowded together
The whole throng rose in the silence. (pg.71)