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old yeller vocab 2
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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astride | one leg on either side of something. |
careened | to lurch or twist from one side to another while moving rapidly. |
clamoring | a loud noise or outcry as a protest |
embedded | to become tightly fixed in between something. |
hauling | to pull or push to move or transport items |
heave | to hurl or lift with force |
hydrophobia | an often deadly disease they attacks the nervous system and is transmitted by the bite of infected animal |
knoll | a small, round hill. |
liable | legally or rightfully responsible. |
lunge | a sudden forward movement. |
marrow | the soft tissue that fills the inside of the bones |
nub | a small piece, worn down. |
poulitice | a mashed mixed of something that gives relief from an ache or pain |
pounced | to spring into an attack on someone or something. |
riled | to make angry |
shiftless | to be lacking in ambition, or motivation. |
spasms | an involuntary muscle contraction. |
sumptuous | suggesting a great, largish event |