Vocabulary - Walk Two Moons Chapters 13-21

Whomping

Striking heavily; thumping

Malevolent

Having or showing a wish to do evil to others

Slathered

Having spread or smeared a substance thickly or liberally

Deprived

Suffering a severe lack of basic material and cultural benefits

Reassurance

The action of removing someone's doubts or fears

Straggling

Moving along slowly, to remain somewhat behind the people in front

Rhododendron

Shrub or small tree with large clusters of bell shaped flowers

Gouged

Having scooped or dug into, as with a chisel

Skeptical

Not easily convinced; having doubts

Retrieved

Having brought something back; regained possession of

Embedded

Having fixed an object firmly into a surrounding mass

Rummaging

Searching usually in an untidy manner

Slithered

Moved smoothly over a surface with a twisting motion

Cantankerous

Bad tempered; argumentative; uncooperative

Poplars

A tall fast-growing tree grown for timber and pulp

Warble

The song of a bird that has a series of constantly changing notes

Crotchety

Irritable

Sullen

Sulky and gloomy

Colossal

Extremely large

Cavorted

Having jumped or danced around excitedly