My Great-Grandmother's Gourd Vocabulary

full to the upper edge of a container

• brimming
• gushed
• scorching
• parched

poured out suddenly and in large amounts

• gushed
• brimming
• parched
• scrawny

the stretch of land or scenery viewed from one point or place

• landscape
• parched
• brimming
• gnarled

causing extreme heat to dry or burn the surface of something

• scorching
• parched
• brimming
• gnarled

dry or thirsty

• parched
• progress
• scorching
• gushed

thin, bony, or skinny

• scrawny
• gnarled
• scorching
• brimming

having many rough twisted knots

• gnarled
• progress
• scorching
• landscape

a forward movement or gradual betterment

• progress
• scorching
• brimming
• parched

The ___________ sun wilted all of the flowers.

• scorching
• gushed
• parched
• brimming

The water __________ from the fire hydrant.

• gushed
• scorching
• gnarled
• scrawny