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Updated May 7, 2008
Section 3 Chapters 10 – 13 Vocabulary Words Test May 9th
1. abounded - To be great in number or amount
2. begrudgingly - to be reluctant to give, grant, or allow
3. belligerent - given to waging war
4. clambered - A difficult, awkward climb
5. debris - ruins; rubble
6. Decoration Day – Memorial Day
7. designated - to mark or point out
8. disposition - A person's customary manner of emotional response
9. leering – looking
10. nonchalantly - Not easily excited, even under pressure
11. predicament - embarrassing situation
12. protruding - To push or thrust outward
13. riffle - to turn hastily; flutter and shift
14. rile - to irritate
15. salve - a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
16. shriveled - to contract and wrinkle
17. sidled - to move sideways
18. slough - a condition of despair
19. strutted - To walk with exaggerated or unnatural motions expressive of self-importance or
self-display.
20. surpassed - To be greater
21. taut - Stretched tightly
22. ventilating - To expose to circulating air
23. wattle - to make or construct by interweaving twigs or branches
24. wallowing - To move about in a clumsy manner
Section 4 Chapters 18 – 20 Test May 16th
1. awed – power to inspire fear
2. doused – to plunge into water
3. droning – to make a dull
4. flitting – to move lightly and swiftly
5. haggard – a wild or untamed
6. heedless – careless
7. jinx – a person, thing, or influence supposed to bring bad luck
8. jubilant – showing great joy
9. leeward – On or toward the side to which the wind is blowing
10. verge – the edge, rim
11. berserk – violently or destructively
12. caress – to touch or pat gently to show affection
13. cleaved – to cut off
14. entrails – the internal parts of anything
15. foliage – the leaves of a plant
16. jugular – of or pertaining to the throat or neck
17. lithe – limber; flexible
18. predatory – preying upon other organisms for food
19. scourge – a whip or lash
20. sinews – strength
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