Vocab cap 1

Question 1

sycamore

Answer 1

an American plane tree.

Question 2

snorting

Answer 2

make a sudden explosive sound through the nose, especially when excited or frightened.

Question 3

an american plane tree

Answer 3

sycamore

Question 4

make a sudden explosive sound through the nose, especially when excited or frightened.

Answer 4

snorting

Question 5

slender

Answer 5

thin or skinny

Question 6

thin or skinny

Answer 6

slender

Question 7

wiggled

Answer 7

move or cause to move up and down or from side to side with small rapid movement

Question 8

move or cause to move up and down or from side to side with small rapid movement

Answer 8

wiggled

Question 9

morosely

Answer 9

carry out an action in a moody/sullen way

Question 10

carry out an action in a moody/sullen way

Answer 10

morosely

Question 11

dabbled

Answer 11

immerse (one’s hands or feet) partially in water and move them around gently

Question 12

immerse (one’s hands or feet) partially in water and move them around gently

Answer 12

dabbled

Question 13

heron

Answer 13

large fish-eating wading bird with long legs

Question 14

large fish-eating wading bird with long legs

Answer 14

heron

Question 15

periscope

Answer 15

an apparatus consisting of a tube attached to a set of mirrors or prisms

Question 16

an apparatus consisting of a tube attached to a set of mirrors or prisms

Answer 16

periscope

Question 17

triumphantly

Answer 17

victorious, successful

Question 18

victorious, successful

Answer 18

triumphantly

Question 19

bindle

Answer 19

is a bag, sack, or carrying device

Question 20

is a bag, sack, or carrying device

Answer 20

bindle

Question 21

contemplated

Answer 21

look thoughtfully for a long time

Question 22

look thoughtfully for a long time

Answer 22

contemplated

Question 23

imperiously

Answer 23

• something done in an overbearing way, or with a feeling of superiority

Question 24

• something done in an overbearing way, or with a feeling of superiority

Answer 24

imperiously

Question 25

quivered

Answer 25

tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion

Question 26

tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion

Answer 26

quivered

Question 27

brusquely

Answer 27

Abrupt and rude in manner or speech

Question 28

Abrupt and rude in manner or speech

Answer 28

brusquely

Question 29

scoffed

Answer 29

speak to someone or about something in a bad or mocking way

Question 30

speak to someone or about something in a bad or mocking way

Answer 30

scoffed

Question 31

twigs

Answer 31

a slender woody shoot growing from a branch or stem of a tree or shrub

Question 32

a slender woody shoot growing from a branch or stem of a tree or shrub

Answer 32

twigs

Question 33

irrigation

Answer 33

the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels

Question 34

the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels

Answer 34

irrigation

Question 35

ditch

Answer 35

a narrow channel dug in the ground, typically used for drainage alongside a road or the edge of a field

Question 36

a narrow channel dug in the ground, typically used for drainage alongside a road or the edge of a field

Answer 36

ditch

Question 37

mightily

Answer 37

with a lot of force; fiercely

Question 38

with a lot of force; fiercely

Answer 38

mightily

Question 39

stake

Answer 39

ark an area with stakes so as to claim ownership of it

Question 40

ark an area with stakes so as to claim ownership of it

Answer 40

stake