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(CK) Tuck Voc 20-24
(CK) Tuck Everlasting Vocabulary Ch. 20-24
| Word | Definition | Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| accusations | charges of wrongdoing; blame | She had half expected that the instant she put a foot on the stairs they would leap from their beds and surround her with _____. |
| acrid | bitter; pungent | There was a pause, then a match striking, the _____ smell of fresh cigar smoke. |
| entranced | spellbound; hypnotized | It was as if he were _____ and-yes, envious, like a starving man looking through the window at a banquet. |
| insistent | determined; unrelenting | But there were new threads now, tugging and _____, which tied her just as firmly to the Tucks. |
| mingled | mixed together; intertwined | With _____disappointment and relief, Winnie tapped the water onto the cracked earth at the gate. |
| obliging | good-natured; helpful | The next _____ roll of thunder saw the window frame wedged once more into place. |
| parched | dried out; dehydrated; withered | It looked dried out today, _____. "It's thirsty," Winnie said to herself. |
| plaintive | sad; sorrowful | Winnie's mother and grandmother sat _____ all afternoon in the parlor. |
| ponderous | heavy; massive; weighty | The sun was a _____ circle without edges, a roar without a sound, a blazing glare that even with curtains drawn, it seemed an actual presence. |
| shimmering | glowing; gleaming | Winnie saw again the wide world spread before her, _____ with light and possibility. |
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