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To cry or wail lustily

She started bawling when her husband left for Iraq.

Bawling (V)

To irritate or vex; often

followed by “up”

Justin got his brother all riled up when he was hiding his teddy bear around the house.

Riled (V)

To bother persistently with petty annoyances Sophia pestered her parents by asking them if

she could have her ears pierced.

How is this different than riled? Riled= on purpose Pestering= not REALLY purposeful

Pestering (v)

To impress deeply

Anyone that can perform any musical talent dazzles me beyond belief because it is such a talent.

Dazzled (V)

To grow tall and slender, like a plant

After not seeing her daughter for 20 years, she was surprised at how she spindled into such a wonderful young lady.

Spindled (V)

A threatening look or expression

She gave him a scowl across the room when she read my note that said, “YOU ARE MEAN!”

Scowl (n)

To stun or stupify with a blow; shock

The hurricane was so intense that I was dazed and couldn’t take my eyes off of the damage.

Dazed (v)

A person or thing that is small, delicate, or

barely discernable

Babies’ hair can be described as wisps because they are so fine and delicate.

Wisp (n)

To shrivel; fade; decay To dry up from loss of

moisture

Christmas trees often wither very quickly after being cut down from lack of water.

Withered (v)

Characterized by intense

antagonism or hostility (hatred)

He was bittering as he watched the person key his car in the parking lot from inside the restaurant.

Bittering (adj)

To murmur or mutter in discontent.

I heard a student grumble under her breath as I told the class that they are going to have a pop quiz.

Grumble (v)

To shake or tremble from cold, weakness,

anger, etc.

The small dog started to quake form the cold air outside during the blizzard.

Quaking (v)

To be in a state of

restrained activity, development, excitement, anger

The little girl was simmering with excitement as she opened up the gift she wanted on her birthday; She tried hard to not get out-of-control.

Simmering (v)

To complain naggingly or constantly

The beauty pageant winner griped the entire camping trip about the weather, food, and activities.

Gripe (v)

The dead body of an animal

On the way to school this morning I saw a deer carcass on the side of the road

I don’t have a picture for this word (use your imagination)

Carcassess (n)

Of the cactus family,

having large, white, funnel-shaped flowers

Cereus plants are beautiful, but require a lot of maintenance.

Cereus Plant (n)

To parch or shrivel from the heat

No matter how much I try to stop it, the sun scorches the grass in my yard every summer.

Scorched (V)

To store or hide away

(money or valuables) usually for future use

I’ve been squirrelling away some money for awhile now; I may have enough for a down-payment on a house!

Squirrelled (V)

To satisfy (thirst, desires,

goals, etc.)

Some people say that Gatorade quenches your thirst, but I think it makes me more thirsty.

Quench (V)

Mental torpor; suspension of sensibility

caused by intoxicants.

He was in such a stupor from the anesthesia that he couldn’t remember his name.

Stupor (N)

To twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain

When Lindsay was home with the flu, she writhed in her bed.

Writhed (v)

Thistle (N)

Page 102 A prickly plant with purple flowers

** Abandoned, forlorn, deserted

Forsaken towns are always pretty creepy; there’s no one around, and they feel like a dust town.

Forsaken (adj)

*** Blurred or dimmed;

indistinct; unclear

The old photograph of the grandparents was so bleary and blurry that I couldn’t tell which was the grandma and which was the grandpa!

Bleary (adj)

Extremely, excessively,

or completely dry (or thirtsy)

After climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, I was pretty parched from not having enough water breaks. My tongue felt like sandpaper and my lips were cracked.

Parched (adj)

Easily damaged or destroyed; fragile; frail

I always thought it would be funny if a package came and it said “brittle” instead of “fragile” on it. It’s more fun to say.

Brittle (adj)

Bent or twisted out of

shape

The warped fork was unable to pick up any of my spaghetti noodles since the prongs were no longer in the correct shape.

Warped (adj)

Burnt or reduced to charcoal;

burn or scorched slightly (an object)

Once graduated from high school, my brother and his friends had a bonfire, turning their notes into charred rubble.

Charred (adj)

The state of being in

urgent or dire need of something

Billie Jo’s town was in such a state of desperation, they used the sugar from the moonshiners to make goodies and food.

Desperation (n)

The friendly reception and treatment of

guests and strangers

Phoebe did not think that Sal had exceptional hospitality at her house until Sal offered her own bed for Phoebe.

Hospitality (n)

226 Normally a noun, but in the book it is an

adjective. This term is now very outdated. Engagement (gift)

Giving a woman a ring shows the promise to marry or wed that woman. It is also known as a betrothal.

Betrothal (adj)

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