| Word |
Definition |
Sentence |
| balked |
stopped or refused to go on |
It was down in the bottom of this gully that the hogs _____. |
| flustered |
upset and confused |
Mama looked a little _____, like she didn't know what to do with me. |
| fretful |
complaining; discontented |
For days Travis lay in bed acting _____. |
| hurtling |
moving with great speed |
One buzzard was _____ down at a dive, his ugly head out-stretched, his wings all but shut against his body. |
| mournful |
extremely sad |
As Travis left to return to the cabin for help, he heard a _____ howl. |
| refuge |
shelter |
Old Yeller took _____ from the hogs behind a boulder. |
| searing |
burning the surface of something |
A _____ pain shot up into my body after a slashing tush caught me in the calf of my right leg. |
| slack |
weak or loose |
I'd heard that if a pup didn't holler when you held him up by the _____ hide of his neck, he was sure to turn out to be a gritty one. |
| squeamish |
easily sickened or disgusted |
Mama had always been _____ about lizards and snakes and bugs and things. |
| vicious |
dangerous; violent |
The bar hogs weren't any more _____ than the boars. |
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