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ELA WW group 3 Cards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Smirk | to smile in an irritatingly smug, conceited, or silly way. |
| Berserk | violently or destructively frenzied; wild; crazed; deranged: |
| skitter | to go, run, or glide lightly or rapidly; to skim along a surface. |
| arsonist | a person who purposely sets a fire for a malicious reason |
| melancholy | a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression. |
| accumulate | to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up: |
| meander | to take a winding or indirect course; to wander aimlessly; ramble: |
| squelch | 1. to make a soft sucking sound such as that made by walking heavily through mud. 2. to forcefully silence or suppress. |
| taunt | to speak to someone in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; to mock. |
| heft | to test the weight of by lifting and balancing: |