Transcript The Mysterious Mr. Lincoln

The Mysterious Mr. Lincoln
(Biography by Russell Freedman)
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gawky – clumsy; awkward
repose – state of rest or inactivity
listless – lifeless; lacking in interest or energy
animation – liveliness
defy – resist; oppose
reticent – reserved; tending to speak little
melancholy – mournful; gloomy
omens – things believed to be signs of future events
paramount – main; most important
crusade – struggle for a cause
Go to Slide 2 for additional words listed In the story.
The Mysterious Mr. Lincoln
(Biography by Russell Freedman)
•countenance – face
•bawdy – humorous, but crude
•yarns – entertaining stories filled with exaggeration. Storytellers
could said to “spin” yarns.
•hick – awkward; inexperienced person from the country
•abolitionist – person who supported abolishing or ending,
slavery in the United States
•dismemberment – separation into parts; division