Blood on the River Words #1
1. poorhouse- a government-run home where the poor were required to go for food and work
2. gallows- a wooden platform to hold a noose; built for public hangings (executions)
3. quill- a large feather used for writing
4. monotonous- slow-paced, repetitive, and boring
5. wield- use as a tool or weapon
6. doublet-a type of men's jacket fashionable in the 1600's
7. desolate- lonely and bare
8. palisade- protective wall built with wooden stakes
*Quiz to be taken on Friday, September 23, 2016.
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