Indian in the Cupboard Vocab, Ch. 5-6

a set of ropes or straps for leading or tying an animal

• dawdle

• dire

• pry

• halter

He secured the _____ around the horse's neck.

• dawdle

• dire

• pry

• halter

to do something slowly or to waste time

• dawdle

• pry

• bewildered

• halter

Hurry up in the store, and don't _____!

• dawdle

• pry

• bewildered

• halter

dreadful or urgent

• dire

• pry

• bewildered

• halter

As the dragon flew by the tower, the princess realized that her situation was _____.

• dire

• pry

• bewildered

• halter

asking personal questions about things that someone really doesn't want to discuss

• bewildered

• dawdle

• pry

• halter

"I don't want to _____, but why were you in the hospital last week?"

• bewildered

• dawdle

• pry

• halter

really confused or puzzled

• pry

• bewildered

• halter

• dawdle

He was _____ by the confusing instructions.

• pry

• bewildered

• halter

• dawdle