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Vocabulary
4th grade 1/19/09
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a steep narrow opening between mountains, a small canyon | gorge |
| to tie down or hold back | enchain |
| a small piece of wood or scraps used to start a fire | kindling |
| unsteady, shaky | tottery |
| to lurch or fall suddenly | pitch |
| plant with healing properties used to treat disease or injuries | herb medicine |
| a wad of something soft and moist, placed over a wound to heal it | poultice |
| a kind of cotton cloth | muslin |
| to thresh, to beat the grain from stalks, to beat | thrash |
| to put to sleep by soothing | lull |