abashed
Synonym for embarrassed
conciliation
Willingness to appease or soothe
coroner
An official in charge of examining non-natural deaths
covert
Hidden from obvious view
disturb
To move or dislocate
fluttery
Restless, irregular and flighty
hollow
Geographically, a minor valley
homestead
To settle land and establish a claim of property, particularly in the case of the pioneers of the American West
knotting
A method of making a quilt, by tying fabric squares together along the edges
petticoat
A skirt worn as undergarment for women
preserves
Food that has been prepared through canning so that it will remain edible after storage
queer
bizarre or out of the ordinary
quilting
One method of making a quilt, by stitching layers of cloth together
reproach
To criticize for wrongdoing
sheriff
The local head of law enforcement
superstitious
Believing in the irrational and the supernatural
tippet
An article of clothing for the shoulders that drapes down the front of the body
trifle
Something of little importance
wiry
Lean but strong, like a wire
wring
To twist with force
