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Shiloh vocab 1-3
Shiloh (Naylor) vocab Chapters 1-3
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Buckshot | A large lead shot used in shotgun shells for hunting game |
| Cringe | To shrink back as in fear |
| Gristmill | A mill for grinding grain |
| Groveling | Being very humble or polite to someone because you are afraid of them or think they are vey important |
| Pneumonia | A disease that causes the lungs to be filled with fluid and makes breathing difficult |
| Scolding | Telling someone in an angry way that they have done something bad or wrong |
| Skillet | Frying pan |
| Squeal | To make a high pitched sound |
| Veterinary | To do with the treatment of animals |
| Cornmeal | Coarse meal made from ground corn kernels |
| flustered | To make nervous or confused |
| Groundhog | A small burrowing animal with large front teeth |
| Lickety-split | Very fast |
| Possum | Opossum |
| Sickle | Tool with short handle and curved blade used to cut grain, grass or weeds |
| Slinking | Sneaking; moving quietly |
| Thrusting | Pushing something suddenly and hard |