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BCS Roll of Thunder
"BCS" Roll of Thunder vocab chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| lagged | followed slowly behind |
| meticulously | very carefully, paying attention to detail, very clean and neat |
| concession | giving in, or yielding |
| intriguing | extremely interesting, curiosity |
| disposition | mood |
| raucous | making a disturbingly, harsh noise |
| pensively | serious or deep thought |
| mortgage | money owed on a house |
| barren | lacking vegetation, unproductive land |
| emaciated | very thin from disease or hunger |
| jauntily | buoyant self-confident air, brisk |
| undaunted | not discouraged, courageous |
| tidbit | very small amount |
| morosely | gloomy, sullen, melancholy |
| amiably | friendly, congenial |
| underhanded | dishonestly |
| gullies | ditches on the side of the road |
| spewing | spitting out |
| towheaded | blond haired |
| loitering | lingering, hanging around |
| traverse | travel |
| dubious | uncertain |
| marred | marked up, written on or defaced in some way |
| unveiling | reveal, or make known |
| audible | hear |
| drone | talking that goes on and on, often monotonously |
| sulky | pout |
| vigorously | strong, energetic |
| indignant | angered at something unjust or wrong |
| diction | speech quality, enunciation, good word choice |