Where the Red Fern Grows Vocabulary Final

Match the following

• sulk

• marked by or paying little attention

• heedless

• Full of high spirited delight

• bashful

• Self consciously timid

• Jubilant

• dwell on with satisfaction

• gloat

• be in a huff and display one's displeasure

Match the following

• Commotion

• lasting for a markedly brief time

• Impulsive

• Proceeding from natural feeling without external stimuli

• Bayou

• Confused movement

• Monotonous

• a swampy arm or slow moving outlet of a lake

• Fleeting

• sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch

Match the following

• Gingerly

• move restlessly

• Douse

• put out, as of a candle or a light

• Fidget

• be or become weak, unsteady, or uncertain

• Flit

• in a manner marked by extreme care or delicacy

• Falter

• move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

Match the following

• Leeward

• land that is covered with trees and shrubs

• Strut

• move or force in an effort to get something open

• Lull

• on the side away from the wind

• Pry

• a pause during which things are calm

• Timber

• Walk in a proud, confident way.