Phoebe the Spy
- 1. Phoebe the Spy Vocabulary for Mrs. Berg’s Class
- 2. anxious • fearful of what may happen; troubled; worried
- 4. bundle • collection of things wrapped or boxed together
- 5. candlesticks • A holder with holes for candles.
- 6. damp • slight wetness, moist
- 7. daughter • a mother's female child.
- 8. despair • the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well; no hope
- 9. dread • overwhelming fear or to be very afraid
- 10. dull • not having a sharp edge or point; not shiny
- 11. harbor • A place where ships can bring on or take off things
- 12. housekeeper • the person who keeps a house clean and neat
- 13. jest • act in a funny or teasing way; joking
- 14. mast • a strong pole on a ship that holds the sails
- 15. patriot • One who loves and defends his or her country.
- 16. polish • (of surfaces) make shine
- 17. powdered • to put powder on a wig to make it whiter
- 18. rattled • to make someone lose confidence or become nervous: a noise made by shaking
- 19. sail • a piece of cloth that catches the wind
- 20. scoundrel • an evil, mean or wicked person
- 21. scraps • a small piece of something, a scrap of food
- 22. shawl • cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
- 23. solemn • deeply serious and somber
- 24. spy • secretly collect sensitive or classified information
- 25. stammered • speak with involuntarily pauses or repetitions, stuttering
- 26. startled • surprised, alarmed, or shocked
- 27. target • goal intended to be attained or a location to be shot at
- 28. tavern • a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
- 29. traitor • person guilty of betrayal, one who acts disloyally
- 30. unruffled • calm; not disturbed ruffled unruffled
- 31. uproar • a state of noisy excitement, confusion or outrage
- 32. whirling • turning or swinging round and round; spinning, twirling