Vocabulary Theme 4: Hattie’s Birthday Box

Plainly true or too good to be denied undeniable Plainly true or too good to be denied

Limited amounts of something people can have rations Limited amounts of something people can have

Thought deeply in a worried manner brooded Thought deeply in a worried manner

concocted Made up; devised

The heavy felling when all hope is lost despair The heavy felling when all hope is lost

homestead To settle, improve, and eventually own land given by the U.S. government

A place to sit or stand that is higher than its surroundings perch A place to sit or stand that is higher than its surroundings