Phoebe the SpyVocabulary for

Mrs. Berg’s Class

anxious

• fearful of what may happen; troubled; worried

broad

• very wide

bundle

• collection of things wrapped or boxed together

candlesticks

• A holder with holes for candles.

damp

• slight wetness, moist

daughter

• a mother's female child.

despair

• the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well; no hope

dread

• overwhelming fear or to be very afraid

dull

• not having a sharp edge or point; not shiny

harbor

• A place where ships can bring on or take off things

housekeeper

• the person who keeps a house clean and neat

jest

• act in a funny or teasing way; joking

mast

• a strong pole on a ship that holds the sails

patriot

• One who loves and defends his or her country.

polish

• (of surfaces) make shine

powdered

• to put powder on a wig to make it whiter

rattled

• to make someone lose confidence or become nervous: a noise made by shaking

sail

• a piece of cloth that catches the wind

scoundrel

• an evil, mean or wicked person

scraps

• a small piece of something, a scrap of food

shawl

• cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders

solemn

• deeply serious and somber

spy

• secretly collect sensitive or classified information

stammered

• speak with involuntarily pauses or repetitions, stuttering

startled

• surprised, alarmed, or shocked

target

• goal intended to be attained or a location to be shot at

tavern

• a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks

traitor

• person guilty of betrayal, one who acts disloyally

unruffled

• calm; not disturbed

ruffled unruffled

uproar

• a state of noisy excitement, confusion or outrage

whirling

• turning or swinging round and round; spinning, twirling