The Men We Carry in our Minds by Scott Sanders Vocab

Sassafras

Native North Amercian tree

Aplenty

abundance

Snarl

a vicious angry growl

Wary

feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems

Muddle

bring into a disordered or confusing state

Scour

(v.) to clean or polish by hard rubbing; to examine with great care; to move about quickly in search of

Contend

To try to deal with

Dingy

gloomy and drab

Sodden

thoroughly soaked, saturated

Emblem

A symbol

Marginal

in, at, or near the edge or margin; only barely good, large, or important enough for the purpose

Tilling

prepare and cultivate (land) for crops.

Maimed

to injure or disfigure badly

Herinas

A medical condition where an internal organ or fattty tissue protrudes though a weak spot or tear in the surrounding muscle wall.

Ulcers

Open sores in the lining of the digestive system

Dreaded

feared greatly

Churned

stirred or shook greatly

Potent

Having great power

Fretted

to cause to suffer emotional strain

Scrimped

to be thrifty

Tedium

the state of being tedious