Vocabulary

= = Ch. 1&2: tenant- one who rents property cuisine- style of cooking

Ch. 3 & 4: pedestal- a supporting base avert- to look away

Ch. 5: audible- able to be heard scrutiny- to study closely

Ch. 6 & 7: eccentric- unusual tentative- not fully worked out

Ch. 8: bigot- one who is prejudiced obituary- notice of a person’s death

Ch. 9 & 10: topaz- yellowish mineral used as a gemstone paternal- related through the father

Ch. 11 & 12: wary- cautious adjourn- to end a meeting

Ch. 13: distraught- very upset

Ch. 14 & 15: peevish- cranky

Ch. 16 & 17: despondent- to give up hope

Ch. 18 & 19: malady- illness

penance- show sorrow, make up for something

Ch. 20 & 21: arsenal- storage of weapons divert- to turn from a path

Ch. 22 & 23: scrimp- stingy tousled- untidy, out of place ethnic- people classed by nation, race

Ch. 24 & 25: confound- puzzled null- having no value

Ch. 26 & 27: benefactor- a person who gives gifts to help taut- tightly drawn

Ch. 28-30: renovate- fix up