Words To Own (Pg 6-83) Flashcards by olive underwood | Brainscape

Q

What is cowered?

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

A

Crouched and trembled in fear.

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What does immensely mean?

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

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Enormously

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What is gait?

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

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Way of walking or running.

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What does valiant mean?

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

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Brave and determined.

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What does consolation mean?

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

A

Comfort

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What does finicky mean?

Song of the Trees

A

Fussy and extremely carful.

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What does ambled mean?

Song of the Trees

A

Walked easily, without hurrying.

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What is dispute?

Song of the Trees

A

Argument

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What does delved mean?

Song of the Trees

A

Searched

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What does curtly mean?

Song of the Trees

A

Rudely and with few words.

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What does skirting mean?

Song of the Trees

A

Narrowly avoiding.

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What does elude mean?

Song of the Trees

A

Escape by quickness or cleverness.

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What does increasingly mean?

Song of the Trees

A

Unbelievingly

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What does ashen mean?

Song of the Trees

A

Pale

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What are sentries?

Song of the Trees

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Guards

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What does goaded mean?

Smallest Dragon Boy

A

Pushed or driven. A goad is a stick with a sharp point used to herd oxygen.

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What does imminent mean?

Smallest Dragon Boy

A

About to happen.

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What does perturbed mean?

Smallest Dragon Boy

A

Disturbed;troubled

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What does confrontation mean?

Smallest Dragon Boy

A

Face-to-face meeting between opposing sides.

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What does alleviate mean?

Smallest Dragon Boy

A

Relieve; reduce

Q

What are hordes?

Three Skeleton Key

A

Large, moving crowds.

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What is suffice?

Three Skeleton Key

A

Be enough.

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What does receding mean?

Three Skeleton Key

A

Moving back.

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What does edible mean?

Three Skeleton Key

A

Fit to be eaten.

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What does derisive mean?

Three Skeleton Key

A

Scornful and ridiculing.

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What does detached mean?

A Day’s Wait

A

Not involved emotionally; indifferent.

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What does poised mean?

A Day’s Wait

A

Balanced

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What does commenced mean?

A Day’s Wait

A

Began

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What does slack mean?

A Day’s Wait

A

Loose