Sleepy Hollow Vocabulary

What does it mean to brood?

• To hold on to something tightly

• To keep worrying or thinking about something

• Very tall and thin

• Playful in a way that may cause annoyance or harm to others

What does it mean to clutch?

• To keep worrying or thinking about something

• To hold on to something tightly

• Very tall and thin

• Playful in a way that may cause annoyance or harm to others

What does it mean to be lanky?

• To hold on to something tightly

• To keep worrying or thinking about something

• Very tall and thin

• Playful in a way that may cause annoyance or harm to others

What does it mean to be mischievous?

• To hold on to something tightly

• To keep worrying or thinking about something

• Very tall and thin

• Playful in a way that may cause annoyance or harm to others

What does it mean to reap?

• To cut grain or to gather a crop by hand or machine

• To keep worrying or thinking about something

• Very tall and thin

• Playful in a way that may cause annoyance or harm to others

What does it mean to strut?

• To hold on to something tightly

• To walk in a proud way

• Very tall and thin

• Playful in a way that may cause annoyance or harm to others

What does superstition mean?

• To hold on to something tightly

• To keep worrying or thinking about something

• A belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, or trust in magic

• Playful in a way that may cause annoyance or harm to others

What are wages?

• To hold on to something tightly

• To keep worrying or thinking about something

• Very tall and thin

• The money someone is paid for his or her work

What is the witching hour?

• To hold on to something tightly

• To keep worrying or thinking about something

• Very tall and thin

• The time in the middle of the night when magical things are said to happen

Which of the following is NOT a synonym for 'brood'?

• Worry

• Ponder

• Contemplate

• Clutch