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Bridge to Terabitha Vocabulary Ch5-Ch10

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alcoveSmall room or recess opening off a larger room
annoyanceSomething or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness.
betrayedBroke a promise; deceived; double crossed
canopyThe thick layer of leaves and branches that form the roof like layer of the rainforest. A covering that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather.
clamberedClimb awkwardly
consolidatedput together; combined in a single whole.
conspiringTo plot against someone or something.
crimsondeeply red; to turn red from embarrassment or shame
discernTo work out a problem and understand it clearly.
distractedNot able to focus ones attention, especially because of anxiety or nervousness.
dreadBe very afraid or scared of; be frightened of.
dumbfoundedTo have made speechless through confusion or shock
earnestSerious, sincere, and determined in purpose and effort
exiledForced to leave one's own home or country
flankBe located at the sides of something or somebody.
flounceThe act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions.
garbledLacking orderly continuity/jumbled or unintelligible.
idlyIn a slow
intentlyWith a purpose
moonyDreamy in mood or nature.
muffledA dull or deadened sound.
obligedHaving a duty to do something; feeling indebted because someone has done something for you.
obsessedFascinated by a subject, constantly thinking or studying about a topic
parapetsLow walls or mounds of stone or earth used to protect soldiers
preyAn animal that is hunted by another animal for food.
prissyTo be very proper or neat.
raveledTo separate or tangle; to come undone
regicideOne who kills or helps to kill a king
reluctantNot wanting to do something; unwilling.
repentedTo feel bad about something you have done.
roamTo wander around without any particular purpose.
smirkedTo smile in a smug or conceited way.
snickered,Laughed in a secretive disrespectful way
soddenSoaked with liquid, wet all the way through
spectacleSomeone or something seen in a noticeable fashion.
speculationExpressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence.
splurgedTo celebrate, to indulge oneself.
sporadicallyHappening at irregular intervals in time, occasionally
squinchedSquinted; wrinkled up one's face
suppressTo restrain from the usual course of action; to keep from expressing
surplusMore that what is needed; extra; excess
tangleTo mix something up so that it becomes twisted into an unorganized mess. To mix up or twist together into a mess.
toleratedTo put up with something or somebody unpleasant.
vanquishedTo conquer, defeat in battle or competition.
vileSomething that is so unpleasant it could cause nausea
wheedlingTo get someone to think or act a certain way by flattering or coaxing


Henrico ITRT
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