Vocabulary list 1 1 immensely adv enormously a
Vocabulary list #1 1. immensely adv. : enormously; a lot. Ex: The snakes are immensely powerful. 2. cowered v. : crouched and trembled in fear. Ex: Darzee, who is a coward, cowered before the snakes. 3. valiant adj. : brave and determined. Ex: Rikki is a valiant hero. 4. consolation n. : comfort. Ex: Rikki’s consolation comes from a safe, peaceful garden.
5. 6. 7. impotent adj. : powerless. Ex: With all but her last egg destroyed, Nagaina felt impotent against Rikki. finicky adj. : fussy and extremely careful. Ex: Little Man was finicky when it came to his appearance. dispute n. : argument. Ex. : Mamma settled the dispute between the two brothers.
8. ambled v. : walked without hurrying. Ex. : They ambled through the forest, listening to the song of the trees. 9. delved v. : searched. Ex. : Cassie delved into the bowl of blackberries and grabbed the biggest one. 10. curtly adv. : rudely, using few words. Ex. : The man spoke curtly to Mama, showing his lack of respect.
11. 12. 13. skirting v. : avoiding. Ex. : Instead of speaking to the point, Mr. Anderson was skirting the issue. elude v. : escape cleverly. Ex. : The children hoped to elude punishment for their bold behavior. incredulously adv. : unbelievingly. Example: Mr. Andersen stared incredulously at Papa when Papa ignored him.
14. 15. ashen adj. : pale. Ex. : He turned ashen with fright. sentries n. : guards. The sentries stood guard over the quiet landscape.
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