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Old Yeller
Old Yeller Vocabulary Chapters 5-6
Term | Definition |
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copperhead | a stout-bodied venomous snake with coppery-pink or reddish-brown coloration. |
tortilla | a thin, flat pancake of cornmeal or flour, eaten hot or cold, typically with a savory filling. |
fib | a lie |
mauled | a wound (a person or animal) caused by scratching and tearing. |
frantic | wild or distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion. |
prowl | move around restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of or as if in search of prey. |
lunging | make a sudden forward thrust with a part of the body or a weapon |
rowdy | noisy and disorderly. |
rout | defeat and cause to retreat in disorder. |
briars | prickly scrambling shrubs, especially the sweetbrier and other wild roses. |
colt | a young male horse |
sumptuous | splendid and expensive-looking. |
watercress | a cress that grows in running water and whose pungent leaves are used in salad. |
solemn | formal and dignified. Not cheerful or smiling; serious. |
roost | a place where birds regularly settle or congregate to rest at night, or where bats congregate to rest in the day. |