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ch. 11&12
roll of thunder
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English
6th Grade
01/18/2014

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Term

skittish

(adj)

Definition

easily scared

 

synonyms:

jumpy

fearful

 

The squirrel was skittish when the exterminator tried to sneak up on it.

Term

jauntily

(adv)

Definition

lively;perky

 

synonym:

cheerfully

happily

 

The children were very jauntily at the party.

Term

summon

(v)

Definition

to call for

 

synonym:

assemble

call

 

The child would summon his butler if he were hungry.

Term

ledger

(n)

Definition

a book used for keeping ones accounts

 

synonym:

register

record book

 

The logan family kept a ledger to track theyre taxes and mortgage.

Term

complex

(adj)

Definition

having many parts that are complicated

 

synonym:

comlicated

elaborate

 

Figureing an airplanes skematics can be very complex.

Term

reproachable

(adj)

Definition

disapproving

 

synonym:

disgrace

abuse

 

Tj can be very reproachable when around R.W. and Melvin Simms.

Term

lilting

(v)

Definition

playing cheerfully

 

synonym:

passionate

soulful

 

All the children at the plkayground are lilting with each other.

Term

desolate

(adj)

Definition

abandoned;lonley

 

synonym:

lonesome

empty

 

The stry puppy was desolate ever since his owner died.

Term

savage

(adj)

 

Definition

cruel and uncivilized

 

synonym:

barbaric

vicious

 

He was a savage beast in the wedding reception.

Term

stricken

(adj)

Definition

troubled with illness and misfourtune

 

synonym:

harmed

injured

 

Mr.berry was stricken when the wallaces burned him.

 

Term

menacing

(adj)

Definition

threatening

 

synonym:

dangerous

harmful

 

If a dog is not trained properly it can become quite menacing.

Term

despicable

(adj)

 

Definition

deserving to be strongly disliked

 

synonym:

vile

wretched

 

The wallaces actions show that they are despicable people.

Term

vunerable

(adj)

Definition

capable of being attacked of wounded

 

synonym:

defenceless

unsafe

 

A soilder is vulnerable in the battlefield if out in the open.

Term

crescendo

(n)

Definition

the peak of gradual increase

 

synonym:

escalation

elevation

 

In music a crescendo is an increase in sound.

Term

groped

(v)

Definition

to find something by feeling for it

 

synonym:

scrabble

search

 

Cassie groped the cabanet for a bowl.

Term

affirmation

(n)

Definition

to state something with confidence

 

synonym:

confirmation

certification

 

She wanted affirmation if he was going to the party or not.

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