Chapter 9 & 10 - VocabularyChapter 9 & 10 - Vocabulary

“Roll of Thunder…” “Roll of Thunder…”

Vocabulary WORDSVocabulary WORDS

amberamber mussedmussed desolatedesolate

insecticideinsecticide frenziedfrenzied lethargiclethargic

ashenashen summonsummon

indefinitelyindefinitely complexcomplex ledgerledger

ginnedginned immobilizeimmobilize skittishskittish

shroudshroud resignresign jauntilyjauntily

prodprod amenitiesamenities

en masseen masse

dark orange-yellow dark orange-yellow

dark orange-yellow dark orange-yellow

amberamber

lively perky lively perky

Lively, perky Lively, perky

jauntilyjauntily

a chemical used to get rid of a chemical used to get rid of insects insects

a chemical used to get rid of a chemical used to get rid of insects insects

insecticideinsecticide

not limited; not clearly defined not limited; not clearly defined or determined or determined

not limited; not clearly defined not limited; not clearly defined or determined or determined

indefinitelyindefinitely

a book used for keeping up with a book used for keeping up with one’s accounts one’s accounts

a book used for keeping up with a book used for keeping up with one’s accounts one’s accounts

ledgerledger

a cloth placed over a dead bodya cloth placed over a dead body

a cloth placed over a dead bodya cloth placed over a dead body

shroudshroud

In a mass; all together; in a In a mass; all together; in a groupgroup

In a mass; all together; in a In a mass; all together; in a groupgroup

en masseen masse

having many parts that are having many parts that are complicatedcomplicated

having many parts that are having many parts that are complicatedcomplicated

complexcomplex

To quitTo quit

To quitTo quit

resignresign

things that makes life easierthings that makes life easier

things that makes life easierthings that makes life easier

amenitiesamenities

being slow, lazy, uncaringbeing slow, lazy, uncaring

being slow, lazy, uncaringbeing slow, lazy, uncaring

lethargiclethargic

easily scaredeasily scared

easily scaredeasily scared

skittishskittish

To call forTo call for

To call forTo call for

summonsummon

abandoned; lonelyabandoned; lonely

abandoned; lonelyabandoned; lonely

desolatedesolate

To fix in one placeTo fix in one place

To fix in one placeTo fix in one place

immobilizeimmobilize

palepale

palepale

ashenashen

Separated cotton fibers from seeds Separated cotton fibers from seeds and wasteand waste

Separated cotton fibers from seeds Separated cotton fibers from seeds and wasteand waste

ginnedginned

to stir a person to action; to poke to stir a person to action; to poke

to stir a person to action; to poke to stir a person to action; to poke

prodprod

to mess up; to make untidy to mess up; to make untidy

to mess up; to make untidy to mess up; to make untidy

mussedmussed

very excited or upset very excited or upset

very excited or upset very excited or upset

frenziedfrenzied