Unit 2: Novel Study: Walk Two Moons, Chapters 17–44

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  1. crotchety
    having a difficult and contrary disposition
  2. sullen
    showing a brooding ill humor
  3. colossal
    so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
  4. cavort
    play boisterously
  5. mope
    be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed
  6. cardigan
    a knitted sweater that can be fastened up the front
  7. fumble
    handle clumsily
  8. outcropping
    part of a rock formation that juts above surrounding land
  9. whomp
    beat overwhelmingly
  10. peculiar
    beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  11. unadulterated
    not mixed with impurities
  12. sarcastic
    expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
  13. stillborn
    showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn
  14. besiege
    surround so as to force to give up
  15. rhododendron
    any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers
  16. horrid
    grossly offensive to decency or morality
  17. bureau
    furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
  18. reverence
    a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
  19. malinger
    avoid responsibilities and duties, often by faking illness
  20. omnipotent
    having unlimited power
  21. pious
    having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
  22. vaporize
    turn into gas
  23. ogle
    stare or look at, especially with amorous intentions
  24. badger
    annoy persistently
  25. romp
    play boisterously
  26. mill
    move about in a confused manner
  27. impulse
    a sudden desire
  28. bountiful
    producing in abundance
  29. mischievous
    naughtily or annoyingly playful
  30. wean
    gradually deprive of mother's milk
Created on Fri Nov 06 16:06:25 EST 2020 (updated Tue Nov 10 09:25:25 EST 2020)

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