Number the Stars Vocabulary Ch 1-8

Front

The act of destroying or damaging something deliberately so that it does not work is ___.

Back

sabotage

Front

If something is intricate, it has many parts.

Back

true

Front

When something is done without confidence, it is done tentatively.

Back

true

Front

Ration

Back

a fixed amount of something

Front

Mournful and regretful

Back

ruefully

Front

deftly
Uncle Henrik glanced over at her and smiled without pausing in the rhythm of the milking... His strong hands continued, deftly pressing like a pulse against the cow. The steady stream of milk still came.

Back

skillfully

Front

the deliberate damaging or destroying or property or equipment, for example, by resistance fighters

Back

sabotage

Front

a fixed and limited amount of something, especially food, given to somebody, especially during a time of shortage or war

Back

rationed

Front

extreme contempt or disgust for something or somebody

Back

disdainfully

Front

feeling, showing, or causing regret

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ruefully