| Word |
Definition |
Sentence |
| aggravating |
annoying; irritating |
Jumper was full of a lot of pesky, _____ mule tricks, but when you called on him to move a load, he'd move it or bust something. |
| hackles |
hair along the back of neck and shoulders |
Old Yeller's _____ stood up in a ragged ridge along the back of his neck and shoulders. |
| hideous |
extremely ugly |
The sounds of the wolves trying to get to the bull were _____. |
| pounce |
spring; jump on |
Now and then the pup would get close enough to _____ on the rope. |
| reeled |
swayed and staggered |
The roan bull _____ like he couldn't see where he was going. |
| rooted |
dug with one's nose into the ground |
When the bull fell, he _____ and just lay there, moaning, too weak to try to get up again. |
| scorching |
burning |
The heat and the stench of burnt hair and _____ hide drove us back. |
| wash |
dry bed of a stream |
I hid behind a turkey-pear bush on the far side of the _____. |
| wavered |
flickered |
A little flame started, _____ for a moment, then bloomed suddenly and leaped high with a roar. |
| wheeling |
turning around quickly |
I caught my first glimpse of the screaming battle that came_____ into the circle of light. |
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