fraughan

/ (ˈfrɒhən) /

noun

an Irish word for whortleberry (def. 1), whortleberry (def. 2)

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CHALLENGE YOURSELF WITH THESE WORDS FROM "LITTLE WOMEN"

"Little Women" may be a classic, but that doesn't mean we all know the meanings of the vocab words from the book. Can you define these words correctly and make Jo proud?
Question 1 of 10
earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Word Origin for fraughan

from Irish Gaelic fraochán, diminutive of fraoch heather

Words nearby fraughan

fraud, fraud squad, fraudster, fraudulent, frauenfeld, fraughan, fraught, fraunhofer, fraunhofer lines, fravashi, frawzey
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