Spelling and Vocabulary

Spelling and Vocabulary

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levied	verb	imposed or collected.
meted	verb	distribute or apportion; allot; meting land to homesteaders; meted blame
forebodings	noun	feelings that something bad is going to happen.
roadsters	noun	An open automobile having a single seat in the front for two or three people and a rumble seat or luggage compartment in the back.
Shylock	noun	A ruthless moneylender; a loan shark in Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice.
victrolas	noun	(Trademark) early types of record players
pidgin	adjective	A simplified form of speech that is usually a mixture of two or more languages.
time exposures		photographs made by exposing the film for a relatively long period of time, often for several seconds or more.
Caruso's	noun	celebrated Italian opera singer.
crestfallen	adjective	having had one's feelings or pride hurt.
adept	adjective	highly skilled; expert
prodigy	noun	extremely gifted or talented person, especially a child.
recoil	verb	draw or shrink back as in fear, horror, or surprise.
deemed	verb	thought; believed; judged.
assemblage	noun	gathering of persons.
implied	verb	suggested or expressed indirectly.
verged	verb	The point beyond which an action, state, or condition is likely to begin or occur: on the verge of tears