Vocabulary Week 18

a tree or shrub with hard wood and smooth bark that can be peeled off

• birches
• believed
• cloudy
• creature

the solid, black form of carbon made by burning wood or other matter

• birches
• charcoal
• cloudy
• creature

something that protects or hides

• forests
• charcoal
• covering
• creature

large areas of land covered with many trees and other plants

• forests
• covering
• charcoal
• birches

having great meaning or value

• sturdy
• forests
• covering
• important

a region in the northeast of the United States

• important
• Northeast
• forests
• covering

strong, hardy, or solid

• taunt
• Northeast
• sturdy
• forests

not letting water through; not absorbent

• taunt
• sturdy
• Northeast
• waterproof

to make fun of, tease, or challenge using mean language

• grant
• waterproof
• taunt
• Northeast

a trembling or quivering sound made by a singing voice or a musical instrument

• trill
• taunt
• waterproof
• sturdy