Where the Red Fern Grows Vocabulary
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- Deciduous trees go _____________ in the winter.
- dormant
- __________________ your thirst with ice cold water.
- Quench
- She heard a _____________ and thought the baby was crying.
- whimper
- The ___________ truck picked up the garbage.
- sanitation
- Show your _________ when you are given a gift.
- gratitude
- He tried to __________ the puppy into the cage.
- coax
- The man put a _____________ on the dog so it could not bite.
- muzzle
- Mom said she would _____________ new clothes so the kids could get shoes.
- sacrifice
- Hazel was ___________________ when she was told she won the award.
- dumbfounded
- Along the river's edge, the __________________soil produced good crops.
- fertile
- She found the toy in the park apparently ___________________ by a child.
- abandoned
- When we heard a ________________, we ran to see what was happening.
- commotion
- With a sense of _________________, Mark raced to finish the work.
- urgency
- When her kitten died, she ___________________ for weeks.
- grieved
- Sally thought the _____________ of the litter was the cutest.
- runt
- With a ______________look on his face, Old Dan wondered if Billy understood.
- querying
- The law says we should drive 30 mph through a _______________ neighborhood.
- residential
- Sam saw a deer running through the _________________.
- timbers
- Billy was afraid the ________________ mountain lion would attack his dogs.
- vicious
- The _________________ coons wrestled in the snow.
- wily
- He achieved his goal by maintaining his ________________.
- persistence
- A crew lifted the ________________ vessel from the ocean floor.
- submerged
- It seemed like an ____________________ for her birthday finally arrived.
- eternity
- Gypsy the cat ___________________ at the mouse toy.
- lunged
- The magazine had to _______________ publication because of false advertising.
- cease
- When Lucas was outside in the cold for too long, his fingers became ________.
- numb
- Do your parents _________________ of you skate boarding without a helmet?
- approve
- Her ________________ showed as she approached the microphone without fear.
- confidence
- It was a goofy ______________ to wear rings on her toes, but she did it anyway.
- fad
- As the car rolled downhill, it gained _________________________.
- momentum
- A large ___________________ tree shaded the front yard.
- sycamore
- She was ___________________ when she thought she saw a ghost.
- quivering
- We saw a bear ___________________ through garbage at the camp.
- prowling
- The cheerleader was ___________________ and could do the splits easily.
- limber
- The little girl ____________ her brother when she teased him about his girlfriend.
- riled
- The hot __________________ sand burned his feet.
- desert
- She __________________ walked into the kitchen and snatched a cookie.
- nonchalantly
- Betty was in a ___________________ when her babysitter did not show up.
- predicament
- When you give someone a _______________ compliment, they trust your word.
- sincere
- The teenager became ________________ when she could not go to the movies.
- belligerent
- The sailor pulled the rope ________________ to keep the boat against the dock.
- taut
- If you work extra hard, you may _______________ your own expectations.
- surpass
- The climber __________________ up the mountainside.
- clambered
- The _______________ from the stranger made the woman uncomfortable.
- leer
- Do not ________________ the success of a person who has worked hard.
- begrudge
- Maybelle had such a pleasant _______________________ we all liked her.
- disposition
- After the tornado, the family had to clean up the __________________.
- debris
- Her ________________ spread after her song played on the radio.
- fame
- A rusty nail was __________________________ from the old board.
- protruding
- The community donated items to the family after the _________________.
- tragedy
- If you want to __________________ termites, you must spray your house.
- eliminate
- The ornithologist saw a ____________________ in the tree by the lake.
- kingfisher
- When her sister was one hour late, she became __________________ about her.
- concerned
- The memorial service was a ___________________ occasion.
- solemn
- He felt like a __________________ when he won his first race.
- champion
- The __________________ heat made us want to go inside to cool off.
- searing
- It is always darkest before the ____________________.
- dawn
- After a long, unsuccessful hunt, the dogs looked __________________.
- haggard
- Billy felt a sense of _________________ when he caught his first coon.
- pride
- A feeling of ________________ swept over him when he thought he lost his dog.
- despair
- When the twins heard their mom coming, they tried to _______________ to bed.
- scramble
- Grandmother _______________ cleaned the house before company came.
- swiftly
- Evil words can become the ________________ of a group of friends.
- scourge
- The colonists ________________ when the king raised their taxes.
- rebelled
- We watched in awe as the ____________ ballerina danced across the stage.
- lithe
- To frighten away ___________________ animals, the snake emits an odor.
- predatory
- The animal's _________________ were hanging from its injured belly.
- entrails
- Javin looked _________________ when the goblin jumped out from the bush.
- petrified
- The ________________ appearance of the wound upset the doctor.
- ghastly
- Mr. Johnson went __________________ when someone ran into his car.
- berserk