ALWTW Ch. 1-5 Vocabulary

What is the meaning of "graze"?

• Move hurriedly

• Feed as in a meadow or pasture

• Turn sharply

• Push against gently

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does "grouse" refer to?

• A container made from a dried shell

• A popular game bird

• A state of physical strain

• A thick, viscous matter

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the meaning of "urgent"?

• Indistinct in outline

• Compelling immediate action

• Worried and uneasy

• Marked by extreme energy

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does "scramble" mean?

• Move hurriedly

• Talk in a monotonous voice

• Feed in a meadow

• Emit a loud noise

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does "veer" mean?

• Turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• Emit a loud noise

• Feed in a pasture

• Move hurriedly

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does "fierce" mean?

• Marked by extreme and violent energy

• Compelling immediate action

• Drifting without direction

• Express opposition

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the definition of "gleaming"?

• Bright with a steady but subdued shining

• Worried and uneasy

• Indistinct in outline

• Move hurriedly

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does "protest" mean?

• Express opposition through action or words

• Emit a loud noise

• Turn sharply

• Feed in a pasture

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the term for a ceremony or action performed in a customary way?

• Flinch

• Ritual

• Haunch

• Artillery

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word means to draw back, as with fear or pain?

• Flinch

• Lag

• Shuffle

• Stride

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4