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Walk Two Moons 1
6th Grade ELA: Walk Two Moons Novel Study Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| absolutely | totally and definitely; without question |
| accumulate | to collect or gather |
| caboodle | a collection or group of things |
| colossal | huge or very great in size |
| swerved | to change direction suddenly |
| philosopher | person engaged in philosophy |
| diabolic | bad or unpleasant |
| dismantle | taken apart |
| distress | extreme anxiety, sorry or pain |
| gallantly | in a manner showing special courtesy or respect, particularly toward women |
| hacking | cut with rough or heavy blows |
| shrapnel | small pieces of metal that fly through the air when a bomb or weapon explodes |
| imagination | forming new ideas or images |
| indicate | to direct attention to; to point out |
| interject | to put among or between other things, often abruptly |
| pandemonium | situation where there is a lot of noise and confusion because people are excited, angry, or frightened |
| malinger | to exaggerate or fake an illness in order to escape duty or work |
| notion | an idea or belief |
| obvious | easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind |
| ornery | bad tempered and combative |
| precisely | exactly |
| raspy | hoarse or harsh-sounding |
| reassurance | a statement or comment that removes someone's doubts or fears |
| ruination | destruction that causes something or someone to be wrecked or ruined. |
| peculiar | unusual |
| sarcastic | using irony in order to mock or convey contempt |
| sullen | showing irritation or resentment, often expressed by a gloomy silence |
| suspend | to stop something for an amount of time. |
| trait | an aspect of a person or character’s behavior and attitude that make up that character’s personality |
| potential | possible; capable of happening or becoming real |
| refrain | to hold oneself back from action |
| tempt | to be inclined or to entice one to do something |
| treacherous | untrustworthy; dangerous |
| crucial | extremely important |
| distinctly | in a way that is easy to recognize or understand; clearly |
| horrid | causing horror or disgust |
| occur | to happen; take place |
| respond | to say something in return; to answer or reply |
| uniform | designated dress meant to distinguish a particular group of people |
| vaporize | to evaporate and turn into gas; to cause to become vapor |
| visualize | to create images in your mind based on descriptions in the text |
| bound | to move by jumping or leaping |
| cavort | to play or dance about in a lively manner |
| expression | a particular look, action, or vocal intonation indicating something such as a thought or feeling |
| figure | the form of anything; shape, outline, or appearance |
| fumble | to move one’s hands or handle something in a clumsy, erratic way |
| merely | only; and nothing more |
| outcropping | part of a rock formation that is not longer deeply beneath the earth but visibly above the surface |
| unadulterated | not mixed with impurities |
| manna | sweet substance that comes from plants |
| warble | singing softly |
| What does this analogy mean: "plucked me up like a weed" | remove suddenly, without warning |
| What does this analogy mean: "like a row of birdhouses" | squashed closely together |
| What does this analogy mean: "The story of Phoebe was like the plaster wall" | hiding something |
| What does this analogy mean: "like a filly trailing a mare" | following closely |
| What does this analogy mean: "like a walloping great thundercloud" | full of foreboding |
| What does this analogy mean: "jumped up and down like parched peas" | can't stay still |
| What does this analogy mean: "Beth Ann was a white as milk" | shocked |
| What does this analogy mean: "happy as a clam at high water" | satisfied, content |
| What does this analogy mean: "her voice did sound exactly like dead leaves" | whispery, spooky |
| coaxed | |
| impulse | |
| eerie | |
| symbolize | |
| urgent |
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Engle Family
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