WorksheetsA long way from Chicago - Vocabulary
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 6mins
an outhouse
Privy
Stringer
Snaggletoothed
Reprobate
a freelance or part-time journalist
Cob house
Stringer
Snaggletoothed
Reprobate
misaligned, broken, missing or otherwise damaged teeth
Cob house
Peddlers
Snaggletoothed
Reprobate
a small, flimsy structure, built out clay or wood
Cob house
Peddlers
Lippy
Philanthropist
a person who goes from place to place selling small items
Pauper
Peddlers
Lippy
Philanthropist
showing no respect in the way that you talk to someone
Pauper
Bellowed
Lippy
Philanthropist
a person who gives money or gifts to charities, or helps needy people in other ways.
Pauper
Bellowed
Jurisdiction
Philanthropist
a very poor person
Pauper
Bellowed
Jurisdiction
Slum
emitting a deep loud roar, typically in pain or anger
Settee
Bellowed
Jurisdiction
Slum
the area over which legal authority extends
Settee
Pilfering
Jurisdiction
Slum
An area marked by run-down housing, poverty, and social disorganization.
Settee
Pilfering
Culprit
Slum
a long upholstered seat for more than one person, typically with a back and arms
Settee
Pilfering
Culprit
Ransack
stealing
Britches
Pilfering
Culprit
Ransack
a person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed
Britches
Chiggers
Culprit
Ransack
go hurriedly through (a place) stealing things and causing damage
Britches
Chiggers
Titter
Ransack
short pants fastened just below the knee
Britches
Chiggers
Titter
Proprietor
A small insect that feeds upon vertebrates, such as humans
Privy
Chiggers
Titter
Proprietor
a short, high-pitched nervous laughter
Privy
Stringer
Titter
Proprietor
the owner of a business establishment
Privy
Stringer
Snaggletoothed
Proprietor
