Week 6

Sign of the Beaver Ch. 10-14
1. contemptuous
2. defiance
3. dumfounded
4. finicky
5. heathen
6. incomprehensible
7. nonchalantly
8. spliced
9. cascades
10. chagrined
11. ordeal
12. pesky
13. stalked
14. goaded
15. disgruntled
16. improvise
17. disposition
18. indifference
19. indignant
20. *preparation*
1. contemptuous- adjective. showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful.
2. defiance- a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.
3. dumfounded- as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
4. finicky- excessively particular or fastidious; difficult to please; fussy
5. heathen- an irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized person.
6. incomprehensible- Difficult or impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible
7. nonchalantly-Seeming to be coolly unconcerned or indifferent
8. spliced- to join together or unite (two ropes or parts of a rope) by the interweaving of strands
9. cascades- a waterfall descending over a steep, rocky surface.
10. Chagrined- a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.b
11. Ordeal-any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.c
12. Pesky- annoyingly troublesome
13. Stalked- to follow slowly or sneak up on
14. Goaded- something that encourages, urges, or drives; a stimulus.
15. Disgruntled- displeased and discontented; sulky
16. Improvise- to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize:
17. Disposition- state of mind
18. Indifference- lack of interest or concern
19. Indignant-anger or displeasure
20. Preparation- an act of preparing.

WEEK 5

Sign of the Beaver Spelling Vocabulary

1. Massachusetts (p. 2) 11. molasses (p. 13)
2. surveyor (p. 2) 12. pewter (p. 13)
3. notches (p. 3) 13. ruefully (p. 14)
4. coaxed (p. 8) 14. Jesuit (p.16)
5. venturing (p. 8) 15. frisked (p. 19)
6. proprietors (p. 9) 16. deprived (p. 19)
7. solitary (p. 9) 17. salvage (p. 20)
8. porcupine (p. 10) 18. glinted (p. 26)
9. heavyset (p. 11) 19. moccasins (p. 29)
10. deacon (p. 12) 20. *industriousness*

Week 3

21. composite 26. Norse Mythology
22. cinders 27. atmosphere
23. caldera 28. meteorologist
24. weathered 29. mutiny
25. billowy 30. discernment

SPELLING WEEK 3

#1-20-p.407 in orange wkbk. "Eye of the Storm"

21. torrential
22. typhoon
23. vortices
24. multivortex
25. tornadoes
26. funnel clouds
27. saguaros
28. ka-boom
29. tsunami
30. conscientiousness