Charlotte's Web Ch. 17-19 Vocabulary

Charlotte's Web Ch. 17-19 Vocabulary

Aloft

high above the ground

Example: The balloons are aloft.

Aloft

Vanish

disappear

Example: The girl vanished out of my sight.

Vanish

Multiple Choice

What does the word aloft mean?

• high above the ground

• below the ground

• disappear

Multiple Choice

What does the word vanish mean?

• appear

• disappear

• high above ground

Fiercely

very strongly

Example: The wrestler stood fiercely in front of his opponent.

Fiercely

Rejoiced

celebrated, showed joy

Example: The mother rejoiced when she saw her son come home safely.

Rejoiced

Multiple Choice

What does the word fiercely mean?

• celebrated, showed joy

• very weak

• very strongly

Multiple Choice

What does the word rejoiced mean?

• very strongly

• celebrated, showed joy

• showed sadness

Purebred

pure-blooded, pedigree

Example: His horse is a purebred.

Purebred

Scramble

to move quickly

Example: I scrambled to keep up with my classmates.

Scramble

Multiple Choice

What does the word purebred mean?

• pure-blooded, pedigree

• to move quickly

• a horse

Multiple Choice

What does the word scramble mean?

• to move quickly

• to move slowly

• pure-blooded, pedigree

Listless

without energy, sluggish

Example: The heat was making me listless.

Listless

Gorged

ate a large amount of food

Example: I gorged at the party last night.

Gorged

Multiple Choice

What does the word listless mean?

• full of energy

• ate a large amount of food

• without energy, sluggish

Multiple Choice

What does the word gorged mean?

• ate a small amount of food

• ate a large amount of food

• without energy, sluggish