WorksheetsThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Vocab-Ch. 5-8
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
commotion
noisy confusion; disorder
movement of a train
the act of running away
outwitted
got the better of someone by being more clever
dried out from heat
very funny personality
famine
family connections
extended family
a great lack of food over a wide area
woeful
unhappy, sorrowful
joyful
hopeful
surplus
servings or helpings of food
an extra amount
army supplies
feeble
wobbly
weak; without strength
hungry
dismal
undaunted
distracted
sad, full of gloom
portions
cooked poultry
servings or helping of food from one person
partitions for sleeping
threadbare
sewing; making clothing
meager clothing
clothing so worn that the threads can be seen
meager
part of a whole
low in amount, strength or value
non-sense
contaminated
containing supplies
made dirty, polluted, or not usable
container to hold things needed
plague
a layering of calcium on the teeth
a disease that spreads quickly and kills many people
something to recognize the attributes of a person
parable
a short novel
a short story told to teach a moral
a short poem
stimulated
excited; activated
electrical shock for medical purposes
occurring a the same time
conductor
a person who conducts and interview
engineer running a train
anything that carries or allows the passage of heat or electricity
disarray
the point at which two lines cross
confusion; disorder
dissolving rays of the sun
converted
contented
changed into another form or state
electroshocked
