grade 6 collection 1 plot: moments of truth. vocabulary plagued dragon dragon
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Plot: Moments of TruthPlot: Moments of Truth
Vocabulary
plagued
Dragon Dragon
plague
troubled (v)
ravaged
violently destroyed (v)
lunged
plunged forward suddenly (v)
craned
stretched the neckas a
crane does (v)
devastating
causes great damage(adj.)
nurturing
promoting the growth of; nursing (v)
anonymous
unknown; unidentified (adj.)
tolerate
patient; accepting of others
(v)
ponder
think over carefully(v)
delved
dug(v)
gaped
stared with mouth opened (v)
plight
bad situation(n)
obliged
forced(v)
jubilation
rejoicing; great joy(n)
rue
mired(v)
fallow
left unplanted(adj.)
slackening
lessening; slowing down(v)
surged
moved in a wave(v)
resilient
springy; quick to recover(adj.)
savored
delighted in(v)
distraught
extremely troubled(adj.)
plied
addressed urgentlyand persistently
(v)
foreboding
feeling that somethingbad is going to happen
(n)
shingle-gate
gate to beach(n)
troika
Russian carriage drawn by horses
(n)
ikons also spelled icons
images of Christ, the Virgin, and saints, used in Eastern
orthodox Church(n)
clamor
loud noise(n)
blanches
turns white;pale(v)
auto camp
a campground with places for drivers to park their cars
(n)
lark
good time;spree
(n)
Pulaski Skyway
long-span bridge connecting the cities of Newark and Jersey City,
New Jersey(n)
Alleghenies
the Allegheny mountain range, a part of Appalachian Mountains that run
through Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia,
and Virginia(n)
willies
feelings of nervousness; jitters(n)
monotonytiresome;sameness
(n)
junction
point where two railroad tracks join
(n)
dogs
slang word for feet(n)
pink elephants
imaginary objects seen by someone who is drunk or delirious
(n)
mesa
elevated flat-topped land formation with steep sides
(n)
beechwood 2-0828
phone numbers in the story
(n)
prostrated
overcome by exhaustion
(v)