Charlotte's Web Ch. 5-8 Voc.

gnawing

• To bite or chew on something repeatedly

• To swallow food whole

• To taste something briefly

• To spit out food after chewing

scheming

• Making plans to do something in secret

• Acting in a straightforward manner

• Being honest and transparent

• Making random decisions without planning

objectionable

• Causing people to be offended

• Pleasing to everyone

• Indifferent to feelings

• Encouraging positive behavior

gratified

• Made happy

• Feeling sad

• Being indifferent

• Experiencing anger

queerly

• strangely

• oddly

• beautifully

• horribly

wits

• The ability to think or reason

• A type of physical strength

• A measure of intelligence

• A form of artistic expression

hoisted

• To have raised something high up in the air

• To have lowered something to the ground

• To have thrown something away

• To have placed something on a shelf

unremitting

• Not stopping

• Temporary

• Occasional

• Intermittent

scruples

• A feeling that prevents you from doing something that’s wrong.

• A type of small, round candy.

• A unit of measurement for weight.

• A method of solving complex equations.

hysterics

• An extreme emotion

• A state of calmness

• A type of laughter

• A physical ailment