Shiloh
Terms
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- clatter
- make a rattling sound
- pneumonia
- respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants
- jowls
- the lower jaw
- summarizing
- a shortnened version of a paraphrase; it retains the writers main idea & point of view but condenses the material
- contrasting
- strikingly different
- humble
- Not proud or arrogant. Meek, modest.
- synonyms
- words that have similar meanings
- blackmail
- extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
- haul
- the act of drawing or hauling something
- main idea
- The main point of the story/paragraph
- groveling
- to beg
- wringer
- a clothes dryer consisting of two roles between which the wet clothes are squeezed
- veterinarian
- doctor of animals
- maze
- a network of paths through which it is hard to find one's way
- whetstone
- a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives
- feeble
- lacking strength
- burrs
- a prickly seed cover
- characterization
- what the characters are like (happy, mean, shy, forceful,et.)
- comparing
- Tells how tow things are alike
- allergic
- describes someone who sneezes and coughs because of some animals, plants, or food
- plumb
- completely
- froggy
- resembling a frog: full of frogs ; or frog like
- jubilation
- a feeling of extreme joy
- plot
- the main story; basically what the book is about
- sledgehammer
- a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
- decency
- the quality of being polite and respectable
- theme(s)
- the ideas or moral lessons that the author wishes to convey in the story.
- yowls
- to make a long, sad cry
- rehearse
- practice, train, go over
- antibiotics
- medication that fights bacterial pathogens
- characters
- the people in the story' these can be either major characters or minor characters depending on their importance to the plot
- whimpering
- to whine softly
- lard
- soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog
- ticks
- a small blood sucking bug
- welts
- a lump raised on the skin usually by a blow/hit
- cases
- to box up
- gunnysack
- a bag made of burlap
- gristmill
- a mill for grinding grain (especially the customer's own grain)
- snarls
- to growl, to show your teeth
- ford
- a shallow area in a stream that can be crossed
- commences
- to begin
- antonyms
- words that have opposite meanings
- suffix
- A word part that is attached to the end of the or the word root to modify the word's meaning.
- slurps
- eat noisily
- bargain
- an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
- shrieks
- are loud cries
- whooping
- a loud cry or shout
- nuzzling
- rubbing gently with one's nose
- setting
- where and when the story takes place
- tuckered
- tired, worn out
- dialect
- Forms of speech collectively that are peculiar to the people of a particular district.
- prefix
- A word part that is attached to the begining of a word root to modify the word's meaning.
- investigate
- to study by close examination and systematic inquiry
- edgy
- being in a tense state
- devilment
- reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
- regulation
- the act of controlling or directing according to rule
- warble
- to sing in a quick, vibrating, tuneful way. birds warble in the trees.
- yelps
- to utter a cry of pain
- crouches
- the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body
- omission
- any process whereby sounds are left out of spoken words or phrases
- nourish
- To feed; to support or make grow; Anything that feeds or helps to make grow
- outlining
- creating an organized blueprint of what to write, the second step
- root word
- the basic word you start with before adding prefixes or suffixes
- camouflage
- to hide or conceal, especially by disguising the appearance of
- loping
- to run or ride with a steady, easy, gait
- whopping
- (used informally) very large
- classifying
- Organizing objects and events into groups according to sytsem
- abandoned
- left desolate or empty