First Semester Vocabulary

An unusual sight or public display

A special event or ceremony

To change direction or course suddenly; swerve

walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

state of confusion; to stun

to overturn; to take and flip over

strong and fast-moving stream of water

a dog of mixed breed

a person (usually a child) without a home or friend

having a strong desire for success or achievement

to take hold of suddenly or forcibly

Hanging; delayed; temporarily inactive

A person who watches an activity; an onlooker.

To bring up; to mention; to point back to something

A fact or event which can be observed and/or documented; a wonder of some kind

an owner of a store or other business

a temporary substitute for something else

left behind; forgotten about; deserted; cast off

the intention or desire to do evil; to mean harm to someone

To make known; uncover; to show

giving way under pressure; surrendering to someone or something

Feeling extreme dislike or disapproval of something

to move about in a disorderly or aimless fashion

bending or flexing readily, pliable

deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed

a surprising and previously unknown fact, especially that is made known in a dramatic way

explain the meaning of

To form opinions without definite knowledge or evidence; to make a guess

covered by haze, fog, mist, smoke

deadly, extremely harmful, evil

extremely dry

Having an urgent need or desire

the reason a person has for acting or behaving in a particular way

in bad humor, discontented, annoyed

dull, tedious, repetitious; lacking in variety and interest

to move back or away from

without emotion; indifferent; separate or disconnected

A relationship in which a person, thing, or idea is linked or associated with something else

to want what someone else has; to be jealous of someone

something that is hard to bear; a difficulty

to communicate or work together

tendons; muscles

how a person thinks, acts, or feels; the mood a person is in

causing gloom or misery

the quality of giving off light, brightness, glitter, brilliance

carefully, cautiously, handle with tenderness

able to move quickly and easily; to be nimble

to regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval

To be shown honor or consideration

not free to move about; restricted and closed in