Tuck Everlasting Vocabulary: Chapters 4 and 5

Tuck Everlasting Vocabulary: Chapters 4 and 5

Vocabulary

Chapter 4 Vocabulary: Tuck Everlasting

jaunty - Adj. - fashionable; stylish

marionette - N - a puppet moved by strings

deprecation - v. to express earnest disapproval of; to urge reasons against; protest against

gesturing - v. to direct someone with a specific movement

remnants - n. a small remaining part of something

Chapter 5: Vocabulary Tuck Everlasting

galling - adj. annoying; humiliating

disheartened - adj. having lost determination or confidence

venture - n. a risky or daring journey

self-absorbed - adj. preoccupied with one's own feelings, interests, or situation