Johnny Tremain Vocabulary Ch. 1& 2

Ch. 1

p. 8 breeches- pants
p. 9 louse- singular of lice
p. 9 flacid- loose, weak, not strong
p. 9 autocratic- like a dictator
p. 10 brackish- salty
p. 12 formidable- powerful, indimidating
p. 12 hearth- the big fireplace in colonial homes where meals were prepared
p. 12 coarse-grained- common
p. 12 ethereal- light and airy
p. 12 apoplectic- having a stroke
p. 13 innumerable- so many you cannot count them
p. 14 gauge- the thickness of metal

Ch. 2

p. 14 remote- distant
p. 14 deacon- an unpaid member of church clergy (usually in charge of hymns, prayers, etc.)
p. 14 pious- religious
p. 15 ale- weak beer with little or no alcohol
p. 15 gruel- hot cereal (like oatmeal or cream of wheat)
p. 15 genteel- upper class
p. 16 Writ- writing, especially in the Bible
p. 16 expound- explain or teach