Number the Stars Vocab C

Front

tentatively

Back

unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant

Front

gnarled

Back

knotted, twisted

Front

frothy

Back

bubbly; foamy

Front

ruefully

Back

regretfully

Front

dismay

Back

to destroy courage or resolution; to cause to lose enthusiasm, to disillusion

Front

poised

Back

calm; collected; self-possessed

Front

exasperation

Back

a feeling of intense irritation or annoyance

Front

scold

Back

to find fault with angrily

Front

wispy

Back

thin and weak

Front

sprawling

Back

spread out irregularly