1. The Stranger Vocabulary

2. Vocabulary - Say It draft etched frost parlor  fascinated  terror  timid

3. More Words to Know drab hermit hypnotized barren crops sprout wilt

4. barren  not able to produce

5. crops  plants grown or gathered by people for their use

6. sprout  to produce new leaves, shoots, or buds

7. wilt  to become limp and bend down; to wither

8. draft  current of air

9. timid  easily frightened; shy

10. terror  great fear

11. fascinated  interested greatly; attracted very strongly; charmed

12. etched  engraved; a design or drawing on a metal plate or glass

13. frost  moisture frozen on or in a surface

14. parlor  formerly, a room for receiving or entertaining guests; sitting room

15. drab  not attractive; dull; monotonous

16. hypnotized  put into a condition resembling deep sleep

17. hermit  person who goes away from others and lives alone

18. It was so hot that the crops began to wilt and die.

20. When Persephone returns to her mother, the barren fields will sprout with new flowers.

22. The steam that rose from the hot food fascinated him.

24. He looked up with terror and jumped to his feet.

26. Mrs. Bailey sat the stranger on the parlor sofa.

28. Mrs. Bailey shivered and said, “ There ’ s a draft in here tonight.

30. He became one of the family as he became less timid each day.

32. The stranger had etched a message in the frost of the windows.

34. Mr. Bailey thought the stranger might be a hermit because he was alone.

36. The stranger stared at the birds like he had been hypnotized.

38. The trees around the Baileys ’ seemed so drab and ugly to the stranger.