VOCABULARY Language Arts

complete disorder and confusion

disgusting

a short story

howling sound made by wind

to isolate ones self

implied though not plainly expressed

surrounded by problems

not able to be understood; not intelligible

to pronounce clearly

wrinkled from being old

an expert in an area of art

not making sense

confusing, not clear

very large, huge

the feeling a word gives (neg, pos)

someone who travels without a home

a pale, dry Spanish wine

to be in danger

lower in rank or position

rude behavior

deserved punishment

something done over and over again

to suggest or imply

a thin sword

a way of regarding, understanding, or interpreting something

a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

a film about facts

to provide services to

to give orders or demands

sickening sweet

resembling wood

an outburst of emotion

a knee-length cloak worn especially in the 18th and 19th century

not wanting to work; lazy

unreasonably or obsessively anxious, suspicious

sad, depressing

gravely

insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.

a member of a nonestablished church; a Nonconformist

exact

clearly understood

an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide

the available body of facts or information indicating if a belief is true

forced to do something

the action of confirming something

in a serious tone

large vermin

to do in excess

resisting or challenging

expressing things through hand movements

happy and jolly

a barrel used to hold alcohol

saintly; holy

very poor

being alone; not fitting in

without hope

yellowish orange in color

a ball and chain used to hold a prisoner

to believe in something false

laying across an area

a generally accepted theory

to go on for infinity

stubborn

a small swelling or aggregation of cells in the body, especially an abnormal one

a torch with a flame

to act with impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance

changing into something else

unusually thin or malnorished

to recover quickly

A prayer box worn by Jewish men during prayer

close combat

the dictionary meaning of a word

an every day, common saying

set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true.

to escape or run away

to carve in wood

able to speak and read a language

sounding sad and mournful

to act in a lazy way

rodent or parasite