Where the Red Fern Grows Vocab. Ch. 9-12

force of speed or movement

"It picked up __________ as the heavy weight of the overbalanced top dove for the ground."

• begrudgingly

• belligerent

• eddy

• momentum

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

indifferently or casually

"I hung around the house for a while, and then ___________ whistled my way out to the barn."

• nonchalantly

• abounded

• haunches

• leerily

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

warlike; ready to fight; aggressive

"He strutted around with a ________ and tough attitude."

• predicament

• belligerent

• maneuver

• rile

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

a difficult or dangerous situation

"I never saw a coon hound so determined or one that could get into so many ____________."

• haunches

• momentums

• predicaments

• eddies

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

existed in great numbers

"It was a wonderful place to hunt as it _________ with game."

• abounded

• belligerently

• predicament

• momentum

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

the hindquarter of an animal; the fleshy part of the hips

"She was sitting on her __________, staring up and bawling at the tree bark."

• rile

• haunches

• beligerent

• rump

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

to irritate or anger

"She ruffled up my hair and kissed me between the eyes. This did _____me up."

• rile

• eddy

• leer

• nonchalantly

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

reluctantly giving or allowing

"Come on. I'm going to lock up. ___________, they walked out."

• begrudgingly

• abounded

• nonchalantly

• quietly

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

an adroit move, a skillful execution

"At this ________, " Rubin said to Rainie, "He's heading for that tree."

• maneuver

• leer

• begrudgingly

• momentous

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

to look at with a sideways glance; to look at in a threatening manner

"He just _______ at me. 'I don't thin they're half as good as you say they are.' he said."

• leered

• maneuvered

• riled

• begrudged

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4