My Side of the Mountain Vocabulary

Complete the sentence:  The coffee pot was full of ____ from previous use.

Hunting game or fish by illegal methods

The claws of a bird of prey

Complete the sentence:  The birch trees were so ____ that the ice storm didn't harm them.

Complete the sentence:  The statue was placed in the ____ on the stairway.

Extreme or furious intensity

Complete the sentence:  Butterflies abounded in the beautiful ____ garden.

Complete the sentence:  The rebels had a ____ of firearms in the mountains.

A secure place of storage

Complete the sentence:  The falcon's ____ grasped the branch tightly as he surveyed the area.

Prank, frolic

sharp and harsh, or pungent in taste or odor

Complete the sentence:  The burning rubber gave off ____ smoke.

Of or relating to the branch of biology dealing with plant life

Complete the sentence:  The man was arrested for ____ on our land.

Capable of withstanding shock without permanent damage

Complete the sentence:  The ____ of the beast frightened away all predators.

Something that remains after a part is taken away.

A recess in a wall

Complete the sentence:  My mother told us not to ____ around the dining room.