Johnny Tremain Vocabulary
Johnny Tremain Vocabulary List
Chapter I Up and About
1. apoplectic loss of muscular control and sensation
2. apprentices unpaid workers who learn a trade or craft
3. arrogantly boastfully
4. crucible porcelain dish used for melting silver
5. ethereal airy; fragile
6. flaccid lacking in vigor or energy
7. parasitic taking advantage of others without return
8. protuberant swelling outward; bulging
Chapter II The Pride of Your Power
1. abated reduced in amount
2. berated rebuked; scolded
3. mundane ordinary
4. piety reverence
5. poultice dressing for a wound or injury
6. reproved found fault with
7. tediously slowly; in a boring manner
Chapter III An Earth of Brass
1. averted turned away
2. belligerent eager to fight; hostile
3. imperceptibly hardly noticed
4. indolent habitually lazy
5. promenade a public place for walking
6. reverted returned to a former condition
7. wary on guard; watchful
Chapter IV The Rising Eye
1. apparition a ghostly figure
2. cordially graciously; in a friendly manner
3. enigmatical puzzling
4. strife a struggle or fight
5. tyranny unjust use of absolute power
Chapter V The Boston Observer
1. fatuous unconsciously foolish
2. nonchalant unconcerned; indifferent
3. pretense a false action intended to deceive
4. repentance remorse; contrition
5. seditious rebellious
6. treason betrayal of one’s country
Chapter VI Salt Water Tea
1. arouse awaken or excite
2. clamor uproar
3. demeanor the way in which a person behaves
4. detested hated
5. disperse to scatter in different directions
6. grievances reasons for protest
7. instigated promoted the growth of; incited
8. lamentable regrettable
Chapter VII The Fiddler’s Bill
1. bartering trading goods or services without money
2. diligently in a hardworking manner
3. incapacity inadequate strength or ability
4. inundated overwhelmed; swamped
5. oratory public speaking
6. paroxysm a spasm or fit
7. prodigiously impressively great; enormously
8. wavered showed indecision
Chapter VIII A World to Come
1. canny careful and shrewd
2. civil relating to a citizen
3. loitering standing idly about; lingering aimlessly
4. lucid easily understood; intelligible
5. piqued felt wounded pride
6. placate to appease; to make concessions
7. turbulent violently agitated or disturbed
Chapter IX The Scarlet Deluge
1. ardent passionate; displaying strong enthusiasm
2. concoction a food or beverage made of mixed ingredients
3. cultivate to nurture; to foster
4. indenture unpaid service to another
5. qualms uneasy feelings
6. solitary alone
7. trivial of little significance or value
Chapter X ‘Disperse Ye Rebels’
1. dilapidated broken down and shabby
2. disconsolately cheerless; gloomy
3. martial relating to war
4. peril imminent danger
5. punctilious precise; scrupulous
Chapter XI Yankee Doodle
1. diffidently shyly; timidly
2. heretic misbeliever
3. insurrection open revolt against a government
4. laggard hanging back or falling behind
5. lenient merciful; indulgent
6. protégée a girl whose welfare is promoted by another
7. subdued brought under control; quieted
8. tentatively uncertainly; hesitantly
Chapter XII A Man Can Stand Up
1. arsenal a supply of weapons
2. belfry a bell tower
3. compassionate sympathetic
4. gloating expressing self-satisfaction
5. invincible unconquerable
6. surfeited saturated; over-filled
