Number the Stars Ch. 14-17 Vocabulary

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Faltered

Back

to move unsteadily or in a way that shows a lack of confidence.

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Stricken

Back

showing great distress.

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Latticed

Back

decorated with or in the form of a lattice.

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Churning

Back

move about rigorously.

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Brusque

Back

abrupt or offhand in speech or manner.

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Tantalized

Back

torment or tease someone with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable.

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Insolently

Back

showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect.

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Contempt

Back

the feeling that a person or thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.

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Belligerently

Back

hostile and aggressive.

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Subsided

Back

lapse into silence or inactivity.