Study these words for Wednesday’s final reading exam. Don’t forget to bring your books to the test to return them.
- blacksmith (n) someone who makes and repairs things made of iron
- brewery (n) a place where beer is made
- contempt (n) a feeling that someone does not deserve respect
- convict (n) someone who has been found guilty of a crime and sent to prison
- dismissive (adj) refusing to take a person or idea seriously
- forge (n) a place where metal objects are made by heating and shaping them
- gin (n) a strong alcoholic drink
- gravy (n) sauce made with the juices of meat while it is cooking
- handcuffs (n) metal rings joined by a chain to hold a prisoner’s wrists together
- hulk (n) an old ship used in the early nineteenth century as a prison
- marsh (n) an area of soft, low wet land
- pantry (n) a room near the kitchen where food is kept
- tar (n) a black sticky substance used for making roads
- veil (n) a thin piece of material for covering a woman’s face
- benefactor (n) someone who gives money or help to someone else
- cobweb (n) a structure made by spiders to catch insects
- guardian (n) someone who is legally responsible for someone else’s child
- lure (v) to persuade someone to do something by a trick
- cloak (n) warm clothing like a coat without sleeves
- lime-kiln (n) an oven where lime, a white powdery substance, is heated to make cement
