Where the Red Fern Grows Vocabulary
Allotted To divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out.
Aromatic having an aroma; fragrant or sweet- scented; odoriferous
Britches Pants
Vocabulary Commotion Noisy distraction
Depot A storehouse or warehouse, as a building where freight is deposited. Railroad
Dormant. Lying asleep or as if asleep; Inactive
Drastic Extremely severe or extensive.
Festered to form pus; generate purulent matter; suppurate to form pus; generate purulent matter; suppurate to rankle, as a feeling of resentment to rankle, as a feeling of resentment
Heft To test the weight of by lifting and balancing.
Hillbilly A person from a backwoods or other remote area, especially from the mountains of the southern U.S.
Muster To gather, summon, rouse.
Provisions A supply or stock of something provided.
Quavering To shake tremulously; quiver or tremble.
Sparsely Thinly scattered or distributed.
Squall A sudden, violent gust of wind, often accompanied by rain, snow, or sleet.
Foreshadowing to show, indicate, or suggest in advance
Quench To slake, satisfy, or allay
Desperation desperate recklessness
Domain The territory governed by a single ruler
a region characterized by a specific feature, type of growth or wildlife a region characterized by a specific feature, type of growth or wildlife
Gouge to dig or force out a hole
Hampering Hampering to hold back; hinder to hold back; hinder
Liniment Liniment a liquid for rubbing on or applying to the skin, as for sprains or bruises for soothing a liquid for rubbing on or applying to the skin, as for sprains or bruises for soothing
Mischievous causing annoyance, harm, or trouble
Persistence the continuance of an effect after the cause of it has stopped
Querying to ask or inquire about
Wedge a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle, for raising, holding, or splitting objects by applying a pounding or driving force, as from a hammer
Obstacle something that obstructs or hinders progress
Belligerent of warlike character
Cinch an easy task ; an easy task ; a certainty
Winced to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow; start; flinch.
Nonchalantly coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual
Riffle a rapid, as in a stream. a rapid, as in a stream.
Slough an area of soft, muddy ground; swamp or swamp like region. an area of soft, muddy ground; swamp or swamp like region.
Salve anything that soothes, mollifies, or relieves. anything that soothes, mollifies, or relieves.
Leering sly look sly look
Protruding to thrust forward; cause to project to thrust forward; cause to project
Disposition natural mental and emotional outlook or mood; characteristic attitude natural mental and emotional outlook or mood; characteristic attitude
Impulsively characterized by actions based on sudden desires, whims, or inclinations rather than careful thought characterized by actions based on sudden desires, whims, or inclinations rather than careful thought
Faltered to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent
Verge the edge, rim, or margin of something the edge, rim, or margin of something
Feeble physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail. physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.
Foliage the leaves of a plant, collectively; leafage. the leaves of a plant, collectively; leafage.
Jugular of or pertaining to the throat or neck; noting or pertaining to any of certain large veins of the neck of or pertaining to the throat or neck; noting or pertaining to any of certain large veins of the neck
Lithe bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible
Predatory preying upon other organisms for food. preying upon other organisms for food.