Chapters 15-16 Vocabulary Words

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Word

Page #

Definition

briers 183 plants having a usually woody and thorny or prickly stem
malaria 198 a serious disease that causes chills and fever and that is passed from one person to another by the bite of mosquitoes
quinine 206 a drug that is made from the bark of a tree and used especially to treat malaria
shiver 185 to shake slightly (as from cold or fear)
wail 199 to make a loud, long cry of sadness or pain

Definitions utilized from Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary and Merriam-Webster's Word Central Dictionary based on use in Little House on the Prairie.


by: Casey Jo Burrus © 2014
Bingham, Illinois
updated: June 4, 2016
Cowden-Herrick Schools