Indian in the Cupboard Vocab Ch. 9-16

meaning: frantic

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"Little Bear! Stop!" Omri's frenzied voice rang out.

​frenzied

meaning: stubborn

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Little Bear's face fell, then grew mulish.

mulish

meaning: believing oneself is better than another

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​Omri, who had been somewhat of a crybaby

scornful

meaning: made a sullen or displeased expression

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Little Bear scowled. But he sat down again.

​scowled

meaning: cautiously

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Now he approached the hot water gingerly, eyeing Omri as if to see how little washing he could actually get away with.

​gingerly

meaning: anticipation of future trouble

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​Omri had never arrived at school with more apprehension in his heart, not even on spelling-test days.

apprehension

meaning: using gestures

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.....apparently having a conversation, for they were both gesticulating with their arms...

​gesticulating

What are some things that might make you grimace?

​grimace

​meaning: a contorted facial expression

meaning: suddenly

The car stopped abruptly causing my dad to slam on the brakes.

​abruptly

meaning: bewildered

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Some other synonyms: baffled or puzzled

​flummoxed

meaning: fascinated

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The students were enthralled by the story.

​enthralled

meaning: lost hope

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​What are situations that might make you feel despaired?

Despaired

meaning: embarrassed or bashful​

James was feeling sheepish as he tried to make his presentation to the class.

sheepish

meaning: ecstatic joy or delight

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Mrs. Burgess had a feeling of rapture when she saw her students test scores.

rapture

meaning: wrong

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Also means to be "unhelpful or inappropriate"

​amiss

meaning: susceptible to being wounded or hurt

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​The man's immune system was vulnerable while he was recovering from an illness.

​vulnerable

meaning: stayed in a place longer than expected

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​The student lingered in the bathroom to avoid getting his work finished.

​lingered

meaning: bewildered

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Other synonyms: confused or puzzled

​bemused