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Where the Red Fern
Grows
Vocabulary Words
Chapter 16 - end
Sixth Grade
4th Nine Weeks
Words to Know
flitting
lull
gingerly
haggard
foliage
feeble
sinews
flitting
feeble
gingerly
lull
haggard
foliage
sinews
lull
Calm or send to sleep,
typically with soothing
sounds or movements or
a lack of activity
flitting
feeble
gingerly
lull
haggard
foliage
sinews
sinew
A piece of tough fibrous
tissue uniting muscle to
bone or bone to bone; a
tendon or ligament.
flitting
feeble
gingerly
lull
haggard
foliage
sinews
foliage
Plant leaves,
collectively: "healthy
green foliage"
flitting
feeble
gingerly
lull
haggard
foliage
sinews
feeble
Lacking physical
strength, esp. as a
result of age or illness
flitting
feeble
gingerly
lull
haggard
foliage
sinews
gingerly
howing great care or
caution:
flitting
feeble
gingerly
lull
haggard
foliage
sinews
flitting
Move swiftly and lightly
flitting
feeble
gingerly
lull
haggard
foliage
sinews
haggard
Looking exhausted
and unwell, esp.
from fatigue, worry,
or suffering
Which means the same thing as the
underlined word?
The butterfly was flitting through the
air.
Moving quickly
small
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underlined word?
There was a lull at the stadium as they
waited for the singer to walk out on
stage.
Lack of activity
rush
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underlined word?
Primitive cultures used sinew as rope.
plants
tendons
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underlined word?
In the springtime, foliage can be seen in
gardens across the city.
Green plants
animals
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underlined word?
After all these years, my grandfather
looked very feeble as he tried to get
up out of his chair.
weak
strong
Which means the same thing as the
underlined word?
I held the bird egg gingerly so as not to
break it.
softly
rough
Which means the same thing as the
underlined word?
The man looked haggard after working
a 12 hour shift in the hot sun.
tired
tan
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