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Vocabulary Chapters 10-17VERBS NOUNS ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS To clasp To doze To gleam To stiffen To linger To stagger To spatter To relight (past: relit) To peer To rummage To flutter To plead To insert To overhear To adjust To scamper To creep across To purr To dash To right one’s self To kneel To approach To hobble To sink down To don (clothing) To head deeper into

something To wriggle To wail To flop To prolong To tantalize To will one’s self To glance To gulp To glisten To have one’s voice

choke To stamp one’s foot To whine To nose forward To mutter To snarl To lunge To spoon food into

one’s mouth To conceal

Headlights Casket Typhus Wax Engine Mantel Merriment Grasp Gesture Bundle Rocker Route Harbor-side Anchor Growl Wedge (of cheese) Bend Relief Snort Resistance Board (of a ship) Pile Pail Ashore Shelter Flag Banner “for the sake of” Sling

“deep in thought” Condescending Random Speckled Patched Worn Mismatched Encased Bulky Protruding Puzzled Misshapen Ragged Uneven Gnarled Knotted Dotted Sprawling Clumsy Stricken Brusque Battered Taut Crisp Exasperated Withering (look) Insolently Strained Harshly Strident Windblown Warily Unoccupied Discolored

VERBS

To clasp: to hold two or more objects together To doze: to fall into light sleep To gleam: to appear for a short amount of time To stiffen: to become harder To linger: to stick around, usually after the main event is over To stagger: to move unsteadily from side to side To spatter: to scatter in small particles To relight: to light something that has extinguished To peer: to look around, searching for something To rummage: to look through something thoroughly To flutter: to wave or flap rapidly To plead: to beg To insert: to place an object in the middle of something else To overhear: to hear something without wanting to hear it To adjust: to change as to fit something To scamper: to run quickly and lightly To creep across: to move gradually, usually downhill To purr: to make sounds like a cat To dash: to run somewhere very quickly To right one’s self: to make things right when something has gone wrong To kneel: to get on your knees, like when you pray in church To approach: to move toward something, to get close to something To hobble: to walk with difficulty To sink down: to fall toward the ground To don (clothing): to show off a piece of clothing To head deeper into something: to go toward the middle, not toward the

outer edges To wriggle: to turn and twist your body To wail: to cry loudly To flop: to fall or lie down heavily To prolong: to make something longer (it’s usually connected to time) To tantalize: to tease To will one’s self: to make yourself do something that you don’t really

want to do To glance: to look at something quickly To gulp: to swallow greedily To glisten: to shine by reflection To have one’s voice choke: to almost start crying To stomp one’s foot: to step heavily To whine: to complain To nose forward: to move toward something slowly To mutter: to speak quietly so that it’s difficult for others to hear To snarl: to say something with anger or hostility To lunge: to thrust forward suddenly To spoon food into one’s mouth: To conceal: to hide something

NOUNS

Headlights: the lights at the front of a car Casket: a type of container in which a dead body is put in preparation for

burial Typhus: a bacterial disease spread by lice or fleas Wax: the material from which candles are made Engine: the part of the car that makes it run Mantel: a piece of wood right above the fireplace, on which decorative

objects are often placed Merriment: happiness Grasp: understanding, comprehension Gesture: a bodily action used in communication (example: Crossed arms

is a gesture that often signifies you are upset.) Bundle: a bunch of something (ex: straw) Rocker: a type of chair that rocks back and forth, usually made for

mothers who cradle their babies Route: a designated path Harbor-side: by the sea / ocean Anchor: the object that helps a boat/ship stay in a harbor Growl: the sound a dog makes Wedge (of cheese): a piece of cheese in the shape of a triangle Bend: a curved part in a road or a river Relief: easing of pain Snort: a rough sound, like the kind a pig makes Resistance: in this case, the anti-Nazi movement in countries that were

occupied by the Nazis Board (of a ship): the side of the ship Pile: heap Pail: bucket Ashore: on the shore of the sea/ocean Shelter: something that provides protection, usually from the weather Flag: a piece of cloth with a symbolic design on it Banner: a piece of cloth attached to a staff, usually used in the military “for the sake of”: for the purpose of doing something Sling: a slingshot / a band suspended from the neck to support a broken

arm

ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS “deep in thought”: very concentrated on something Condescending: speaking from ‘above’, as if you were superior Random: having no pattern Speckled: dotted or covered with freckles Patched: made by sewing materials together Worn: affected by wear or use

Mismatched: matched unsuitably Encased: enclosed Bulky: of a large size for its weight Protruding: coming out Puzzled: confused Misshapen: deformed Ragged: shaggy, frayed, torn Uneven: not equal in size, length, or quantity Gnarled: knotty or misshapen Knotted: tied together with knot or knots Dotted: speckled with dots Sprawling: spread out (ex: a sprawling position) Clumsy: lacking skill or grace, awkward Stricken: disabled, affected by something Brusque: abrupt in manner of speech Battered: hit heavily with repeated blows Taut: strained, tense Crisp: firm, but easily broken, like a potato chip Exasperated: greatly annoyed Withering (look): scornful, humiliating Insolently: rudely or disrespectfully Strained: extended beyond one’s limits Harshly: unpleasantly, uncomfortably Strident: loud, harsh (adj. usually used to describe a person’s voice) Windblown: blown or dispersed (spread out) by the wind Warily: cautiously Unoccupied: not being used or inhabited Discolored: altered or spoiled in color