Sounder 5-8 vocabulary

characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm.

• malicious

• benevolent

• indifferent

• sympathetic

lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age.

• gaunt

• plump

• robust

• chubby

bad-tempered and combative.

• ornery

• cheerful

• docile

• friendly

move or cause to move in a circle or spiral, especially quickly.

• rotate

• gyrate

• oscillate

• spiral

hot and humid.

• sultry

• dry

• cool

• breezy

a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.

• flood

• drought

• hurricane

• earthquake

slow and hesitant, especially through lack of confidence; faltering.

• stumbling

• halting

• rushing

• confident

failing to achieve the desired results; unproductive or useless.

• fruitless

• productive

• successful

• beneficial

make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice.

• jeer

• cheer

• sneer

• applaud

an irresistible urge to behave in a certain way, especially against one's conscious wishes.

• compulsion

• impulse

• desire

• instinct