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HAMI-Chap. 7-9 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Penned | to be fenced in or closed in |
| Longingly | strong desire that does not go away |
| Deftly | skillful, quick, and clever in action |
| Tautingly | to make fun of or tease |
| Laboriously | requiring a lot of effort |
| Desperation | to feel as though you have no hope |
| Obliged | to make someone feel like they have to do something or act in a certain way |
| Quizzically | confusion or questioning |
| Cutthroats | blood thirsty murderer, or cruel person |
| Larceny | stealing of another's personal property |
| Bafflement | confuse, question, astonish |
| Commenced | to begin or start |
| Sullenly | feeling filled with gloom/anger |
| Haste | hurrying by going fast, in a careless way |
| Scamp | a mischievous person or rascal |
| Ominously | giving a sign of future evil or feeling |
| Strenuously | great effort or energy needed |
| Impenetrable | impossible to enter |
| Tramping | to walk with heavy steps |
| Feverishly | agitation, excitement, restlessness |
| Pantomimed | tell by gestures or no words |
| Scrutinized | to look at closely and carefully over something in a rude manner |
| Straining | to pull or stretch tight |
| Rogue | a person who is dishonest, naughty, do as one wants |
| Cooped | to be closed in and unable to get out |
| Flue | a hollow pipe inside a chimney |
| Lamentable | unfortunate, disappointed |
| Rummaging | to search thoroughly, search over carefully |