Where the Red Fern Grows Vocabulary Words Chapter 16 - end Sixth Grade 4 th Nine Weeks.

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Words to Knowflitting

gingerly

foliage

feeble

lull

haggard

sinews

Calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements

or a lack of activity

lullflittingfeeble

gingerlylull

haggardfoliagesinews

A piece of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle

to bone or bone to bone; a tendon or

ligament.

sinewflittingfeeble

gingerlylull

haggardfoliagesinews

Plant leaves, collectively:

"healthy green foliage"

foliageflittingfeeble

gingerlylull

haggardfoliagesinews

Lacking physical strength, esp. as a

result of age or illness

feebleflittingfeeble

gingerlylull

haggardfoliagesinews

howing great care or caution:

gingerlyflittingfeeble

gingerlylull

haggardfoliagesinews

Move swiftly and lightly

flittingflittingfeeble

gingerlylull

haggardfoliagesinews

Looking exhausted and unwell, esp.

from fatigue, worry, or suffering

haggardflittingfeeble

gingerlylull

haggardfoliagesinews

Which means the same thing as the underlined word?

The butterfly was flitting through the air.

Moving quicklysmall

Which means the same thing as the underlined word?

There was a lull at the stadium as they waited for the singer to walk out on stage.

Lack of activity

rush

Which means the same thing as the underlined word?

Primitive cultures used sinew as rope.

plantstendons

Which means the same thing as the underlined word?

In the springtime, foliage can be seen in gardens across the city.

Green plantsanimals

Which means the same thing as the underlined word?

After all these years, my grandfather looked very feeble as he tried to get up out of his chair.

weakstrong

Which means the same thing as the underlined word?

I held the bird egg gingerly so as not to break it.

softlyrough

Which means the same thing as the underlined word?

The man looked haggard after working a 12 hour shift in the hot sun.

tiredtan

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