Sign of the Beaver Vocab-Chapter 16-End
1. boisterous-noisy energetic, rowdy
2. flaunting- show something off, parade yourself
3. gourd- skinned fruit
4. nimbly-fast and agile
5. ramshackle-badly built or run-down
6. floundered-be in serious difficulty/struggle
7. persisted-keep carrying on/believed wrongly
8. prowess-superior skill
9. soberly-not drunk/intoxicated
10. spunky- energetic
11. contortions
12. gaunt-
13. medley
14. relenting-
15. comrade-
16. intricately-
17. typhus-
18. unhampered-
19. poised-
20. sensitivity-
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Sign of the Beaver Ch. 10-14 (Week of September 19-23
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
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
Monday, September 12, 2011
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 12-16
Sign of the Beaver Spelling Vocabulary (Ch. 1-4)
1. notch (p. 2) 11. molasses (p. 13)
2. surveyor (p. 2) 12. pewter (p. 13)
3. chimney (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. *forgiveness*
1. notch (p. 2) 11. molasses (p. 13)
2. surveyor (p. 2) 12. pewter (p. 13)
3. chimney (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. *forgiveness*
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