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Touching Spirit Bear
Chapters 21-25 Groups 2 and 3
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| thermals | currents of warm air rising through cooler surrounding air |
| fleeting | passing or fading quickly |
| bouts | short periods of time |
| makeshift | a temporary and usually less suitable - "do-it-yourself" |
| ingenuity | cleverness, originality, resourcefulness |
| trancelike | unreal, surreal, illusionary |
| conscious | aware, mindful, cognizant |
| meandered | wandered, roamed, strolled-lack of motivation |
| ceased | stopped, finished, ended |
| stoked | put fuel on or add fuel to |
| sparse | thinly spread occurring with many spaces in between |
| rage | fury, anger, wrath, temper |
| writhed | squirmed, wriggled, twisted |
| fester | irriate, worsen, aggravate |
| spawn | to produce and deposit eggs |
| treacherous | unsafe, hazardous |
| resentment | hurt or angry feelings about something or toward someone-dislikes, bitterness |
| endure | bear, tolerate, suffer, undergo |
| taunting | mocking, teasing, insulting |
| strode | walked with regular steps often briskly or energetically |
| pleaded | begged, prayed |
| countered | a response made in retaliation to something that has been said |
| trawler | a boat that is used in searching for fish |
| retreated | backed away, moved back, ran away |
| defied | challenged, disobeyed, rebelled |