The BFG Vocab Week 1

What does the word dormitory mean?

• a building where a number of people live

• to walk with long steps

• without people; deserted

• short bursts of energy or activity

What does the word crouched mean?

• love of and support for one’s country

• to lower the body and keep the arms and legs close

• steep and rocky

• rows of shrubs or small trees that are planted close together

What does the word strode mean?

• without people; deserted

• short bursts of energy or activity

• to walk with long steps

• easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view

What does the word patriotism mean?

• steep and rocky

• rows of shrubs or small trees that are planted close together

• to move or carry very quickly

• love of and support for one’s country

What does the word desolate mean?

• without people; deserted

• short bursts of energy or activity

• easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view

• a building where a number of people live

What does the word craggy mean?

• rows of shrubs or small trees that are planted close together

• steep and rocky

• to move or carry very quickly

• to lower the body and keep the arms and legs close

What does the word spurts mean?

• easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view

• a building where a number of people live

• short bursts of energy or activity

• to walk with long steps

What does the word hedges mean?

• to move or carry very quickly

• to lower the body and keep the arms and legs close

• love of and support for one’s country

• rows of shrubs or small trees that are planted close together

What does the word obviously mean?

• easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view

• a building where a number of people live

• to walk with long steps

• without people; deserted

What does the word whisked mean?

• to lower the body and keep the arms and legs close

• to move or carry very quickly

• love of and support for one’s country

• steep and rocky