Chapters 19-20
Vocabulary Words

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Word	Page #	Definition
anxious	133	afraid or nervous
ashamed	145	feeling shame or guilt; embarrassed
cipher	138	to use figures in mathematical process; to do math
crape	133	a band of silk or cotton cloth worn as a sign of mourning
fidget	151	to make a lot of small movements because you are nervous or bored
frizz	149	to form into small tight curls
holler	144	to call out loudly
horrid	146-147	very unpleasant
lawn	148	a fine sheer linen or cotton fabric of plain weave
mournful	138	full of sorrow; very sad
recite	134	to say out loud from memory
skeleton	134	a firm structure or framework
slate	151	a small sheet of hard rock in a wooden frame that was used in schools for writing on with chalk
snipe	145	a bird with a long thin beak that lives in wet areas
solemn	141	very serious or formal in manner, behavior, or expression
spindly	146	long and thin and usually weak
sprig	140	a small twig or stem that has leaves or flowers on it
trough	150	a long and narrow or shallow channel or hollow place

Definitions utilized from Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary and Merriam-Webster's Word Central Dictionary based on use in On the Banks of Plum Creek.

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