Number the Stars Vocabulary Ch. 13-14

to act or move unsteadily

• flattery

• refocus

• refashion

• faltered

a hard time walking due to pain

• hobbled

• holstered

• commotion

• recurring

to feel grief or fear deeply

• strident

• stricken

• haughty

• faltered

blunt; rough movement or speech

• brusque

• impassive

• vivid

• segment

to tempt, torment or tease

• contempt

• taut

• tantalize

• recurring

stretched tight

• brusque

• tantalize

• tremble

• taut

a person who is often drunk

• tantalize

• drunkard

• donned

• latticed

to put on, wear

• donned

• defeat

• refashion

• vivid

criss-crossed strips of wood or metal, a grid

• vivid

• stocky

• lanky

• latticed

colorful and bright

• taut

• donned

• vivid

• brusque