Tuck+Everlasting+Vocabulary

__ Tuck Everlasting __ Vocabulary Prologue- 1. balmy, 2. smeared, 3. quivers 1- 1. tangent 2. ambled, 3. fringes, 4. tranquil, 5. bovine, 6. contemplation, 7. infinite, 8. veered, 9. oppressive, 10. meager, 11. forlorn, 12. isolation- To be isolated. ''In the end however, it was the cows who were responsible for the woods isolation, and the cows through some wizdom they were not wise enough to know that they possessed, were very wise indeed.'' " 'did

13. core- The center of the earth.  That would have been a disaster so immense that this weary old earth, owned or not to it's fiery core would have trembeled on it's axis. 14. axis-A line that an object rotates around.  Owned or no to it's fiery old core would have trembeled on its axis. 2- 1. melancholy-Tending to cause sadness or depression. He was still asleep, and the melancholy creases that folded his daytime face were smooth and slack. 2. creases-A mark or line made by folding.  He was still asleep, and the melancholy creases that folded his daytime face were smooth and slack. 3. tolerantly-not as responsive overtime Mae sat up in bed and looked at him tolerantly. 4. rueful-expressing sadness Tuck rolled over and made a rueful face at her. 3 1. bristly-alive Winnie sat on the bristly grass just inside the fence. 2. stationary-unchangeable in it's condition It was the only living thing in sight except for a stationary cloud of gnats suspended in the heat above the road. 3. hysterical-showing inability to contain feelings It was the only living in sight except for the stationary cloud of hysterical gnats suspended in the heat above the heat. 4. suspended-hanging in midair It was the only living thing in sight except for the cloud of hysterical gnats suspended in the heat above the road. 5. intrusions- trespassing multiple times onto someone's property The gnats were too busy to notice these intrusions, however, and since every pebble missed its final mark, the toad continued to squat and grimace without so much as a twitch.

6. grimace-a scowl The gnats were too busy to notice these intrusions, however, and since every pebble missed its final mark, the toad continued to squat and grimace without so much as a twitch. 7. plucking, 8. heave, 9. exasperated 4- 1. retorted, 2. jaunty- being cheerful and lively "His long chin faded off into a thin, apologetic beard, but his suit was a jaunty yellow that seemed to glow in the fading light." 3. self-deprecation- saying something negative or against yourself "He laughed, gesturing in self-deprecation with long, thin fingers." 4. marionette- a puppet worked by strings "But at the same time he had a sort of grace, like a well-handled marionette." 5. remnants- the left oevr quantity of something "The last stains of sunset had melted away, and the twilight died, too, as he stood there, though its remnants clung reluctantly to everything that was pale in color- pebbles, the dusty road, the figure of the man himself- turning them blue and blurry." " 55-  1. galling,  2. disheartened,  3. venture,  4. consolingly,  5. timidly,lacking in courage and self confidence. Winnie had been no more than 2 minutes walking under the interlacing branches . 6. interlacing, to unite. Winnie had been no more than 2 minutes walking under the interlacing branches.  7. splotches, a small area visibily different. It was green, amber and alive, quivering in splotches on the padded ground fanning into sturdy stripes between the tree trunks.

8. pruned, to cut off unwanted parts. she wandered for a long time looking at everything, listening to everything, prowd to forget the tight pruned world outsied. 9. irrelevantly, not relevant. "Thats good" said Winnie irrelevantly. 10. primly, 11. bleak 46 6- 1. bridle, 2. troupe, 3. burly-Strongly or heavily made-"She had always picture a troupe of burly men." 4. perversely-not what is reasonable-"Winnie's mind perversely went blank." 5. goggled-stare at blankly- "She merely goggled at him as they fled past the spot where he stood." 6. dismay- shock or awe- "Mae Tuck's round face wrinkled in dismay." 7. implored, 8. distractedly, 9. faltered 7- 1. populated, 2. gypsies-groups of people from India who travel "'We was like gypsies.'" 3. clearing-a piece of land with no trees or bushes '"We went into what was left of the wood to make a camp, and when we got to the tree and the spring, we remembered it from before.'" 8- 1. scornful-being full of anger and disgust at someone "She had never longed for a magic wand,did not expect to marry a prince, and was scornful-most of the time-of her grandmother's elves." 2. parson-a person who is a minister "' You don't have to be such a parson all the time.'" 3. shawl-a square piece of cloth that is used by women to cover their shoulders " She unfastened the brooch,took off her shawl, and toweled her dripping face" 4. elated-filled with happiness" And all at once she was elated" 5. shimmered-shined "... flower ready to be picked and it shimmered with light and possibility ..." 6. receded-got smaller "Her mother's voice,the feel of home, receded for a moment ..." 9- 1. vivid-easy to see "The tops of her cheeks were bright pink with sunburn, her nose a vivid, comic red, but she had been  rescued from a more serious broiling by Mae, who had finally insisted that she wear the blue straw hat.  2. vanity-uselessness It came down far over her ears and gave her a clownish appearance, but the shade from its brim was so welcome that Winnie put vanity aside and dozed gratefully in Miles's strong arms, her own arms wound around his neck. 3. brink-the edge ''But everything else was motionless,dry as a biscuit on the brink of burning...  4. hoarding-to keep and not let go of"...hoarding final reservoirs of sap, trying to hold out till the rain returned..."  5. reservoirs- a place where something is kept neatly  "Everything else is motionless, dry as a biscuit, on the brick of burning, hoarding final reservoirs of sap, trying to hold out till the rain returned, and Queen Anne's lace lay dusty on the surface of the meadows like foam on a painted sea." 6. revived- to come back to life  "Winnie revived sniffing and was able to ride the horse again perched behind Mae."  7. colander- a kitchen utensil for draining food  "The horse followed, turning on to a rutted path bumpy with roots, and it was as if they had slipped in under a giant colander."  8. displaced- in the wrong place  "For Tuck's head tilted to one side, his eyes went soft, and the giant smile in the world displaced the melancholy creases in his cheeks." 10-  1. pitiless,  2. scoured,  3. submission,  4. fortress,  5. indomitable, invincible; cannot be beat " Within it, they were indomitable."  6. eddies, small twisters made up of currents of air " So she was unprepared for the homely little house beside the pond, unprepared for the gentle eddies of dust, the silver cobwebs, the mouse who lived-and welcome to him!- in a table drawer."  7. camphor, a substance containing wood and bark from the camphor tree-often used in medicine or for insect repellent " Beyond this was a bedroom, where a vast and tipsy brass bed took up most of the space, but there was a room beside it for the washstand with the lonely mirror, and opposite its foot a cavernous oak wardrobe from which leaked the faint smell of camphor."  8. mirage, an illusion that shows the image of water when people are in different temperatures or in need of water " For, on the old beamed ceiling of the parlor, streaks of light swam and danced and wavered like a bright mirage, reflected through the windows from the sunlit surface of the pond." 9. disarray-not organized and stuff scatterd "It was a whole new idea to her that people could live in such disarray, but at the same time she was charmed." 10. emerging-coming out "For goodness sake Ma," said Jesse emerging from the stairwell ." 11- 1. parlor-A room to talk or have a conversation  "It was a good supper,flapjacks,bacon,bread,and applesauce, but they ate sitting about in the parlor instead of around a table"  2. wobble-To rock or move  And in the silence,given time to think, Winnie felt her elation,and her thoughtless pleasure, wobble and collapse." 3. surge-To move in or as if in waves She had forgotten too about the man in the yellow suit, and now thinking about him,she felt a surge of relief. 4. supremely,-To feel or to be in rank, to feel impressive.  In fact he was supremely nice, kind of a savior . 5. savior,- One that saves from danger or distruction. In fact he seemed supremely nice, kind of a savior. 6. decisively 88- To make or to be sure of a decision.  Just the same ,we'v got to get you home again 'Winnie' ,said Tuck decisively.

12- 88 1. silty, 2. dimpled, 3. skittering, 4. caroled, 5. silhouettes, - out lines of an object in a dark color " In the fading light, the trees along the banks were slowly losing their dimensions flattening into sillhouettes from black paper and pasted to the pailing sky. 6. stern (boat), - back of a boat "And though the current pulled at it, dragging its stern sideways, the boat was wedged and could not follow. 7. willy-nilly, - have to " For she yes even she would go out of the world willy-nilly someday." 8. blurted, - talking without warning "She raged against it, helpless and insulted, and blurted at last, "I don't want to die." 9. rigid,  10. anguish,  11. hunched,  12. lapped  14-  1. exhausted,  2. flapjack, pancake  " In the table drawer, the mouse rustled softly, enjoying the supper of flapjack crumbs Mae had put there for him."  3. lingered, not wanting to leave or quit  " But still Mae lingered."  4. rumpled, wrinkled,fold  " He wore a long white nightshirt and his hair was rumpled."  5. adored, to admire  " Once more, Winnie adored him, kneeling there in the moonlight."  6. earnestly a serious attitude and not funny or laughing.  You think on it Winnie Foster Jesse whispered earnestly.""  15-  1. barbarian, an uneducated person  "'I'm no barbarian,you can see that' 2. crinkling, to form or make wrinkles on a surface He gestured with his long white fingers and smiled his face crinkling pleasently."' 3. illiterates, uneducated or uncivilized person  "' There's just no telling what illierates like that might."''  4. constable, a police officer most likely from a small town or a village  "Yo u go for your local constable, and he and I ride out and bring back the child and the criminals."  5. ordeal, a way of deciding guilt or innocent by making the accused person take dangerous or painful tests  "Your terrible ordeal is as good as over, isn't it?"  16-  1. wheezed, breathe with trouble especially with a whistling sound  "'Might as well relax," he wheezed, suddenly companionable.  2. roust, a cause to get up or start moving  "'First they roust me out of bed in the middle of the night, after I been out since sun-up looking for that child, and now I s'pose you're going to try to run me all the way," he said sourly. 3. courteous, Polite. "The man in the yellow suit was as courteous as ever." 4. cahoots, Partnership,working together. "'Maybe you're in cahoots with the kidnappers,how do I know?'" 5. foothills, Small hill at the end of a bigger hill. "'Clear up in the foothills?'" 6. slumped, To slouch. "Then he shrugged, and slumped a little in the saddle." 7. gallows, a structure from which criminals are hanged. " 'Course, we got a gallows of our own, if we ever need it. " 8. cantering, a three beat gait of a horse resembling but smoother and slower then a gallop. " Cantering off into the darkness where just a hint of dawn glowed on the edges of the hills far ahead." 9. flanks, The fleshy part of the side between the ribs and the hip. He explained the route carefully, then dug his heels into the flanks of the fat old horse." 10. gander, A usually apprising look. " Did you get a gander at that suit of clothes?"  17  1. grated- gnashing or grinding noisily  "The locks grated as the oars dipped and swung, but Miles was skillful."  2. peril- the risk of being injured,destroyed, or lost  "Winnie thought about this peril to the frogs, and sighed."  3. teeming- a lot of things  "Winnie squinted at the end of her fishing line, and tried to imagine a teeming world."  4. searing- scorch, brown, or toast  "It would be another searing day."  5. persisted-to insist  " 'But what will you do?' Winnie persisted"  6. blotter-a dark mark or stain made by ink, paint, or dirt.  " It was warm like a blotter, but near it's center was a single drop of water round and perfect."  7. barbed-having a barb or barbs  ''Miles started to protest, and then looking at her face he picked up the trout and gently worked the barbed hook free." 18 1. fondly-affection or liking for "'Well slug-a-bed' she said to him fondly." 2. strewn, chip-strewn floor, scattered around the floor 3. surveyed, mae surveyed it all, to glance around and conclude 4. poised,her fork poised above her plate, graceful in a perfect manner 5. fleeting,for a fleeting moment, escape in running motion 6. alien 134 it was such an alien sound, exotic and foreign

19 134 1. tarnation, 2. mantel, 3. hearth, 4. soothing, 5. devote, give a part to something "I decided to devote my life to finding out if it could be true, and if so, how and why." 6. metaphysics, the second branch of philosophy that deals with the first principle of things "'I went to school, I went to a university, I studied philosophy, metaphysics, even a little medicine."' 7. tension, mad, uptight "The tension in the parlor was immense." 8. grimly,worried "'I wouldn't,' Tuck said grimly." 9. petulance, ill humor "The man in the yellow suit raised his eyebrows and a nervous petulance came to his voice." 10. rave, talk wildly "Tuck began to rave now, his face stretched with horror." 11. ghastly, terrifying "The man in the yellow suit smiled a ghastly smile." 12. stock, block of wood "With a dull cracking sound, the stock of the shotgun smashed into the back of his skull." 20 1. sprawled, 2. resentfully, 3. unflinchingly, 4. entranced, 5. envious, awareness of an advantage, "It was as if he were entranced and -yes, envious-like a starving man looking through a window t a banquet." 6. rump, buttock of a 4 legged animal." She watched the rump of the horse ahead, the swish of coarse,dusty hairs as he moved his tail." 7. coarse ,harsh or rough. "She watched the rump of the horse ahead, the swish of coarse, dusty hairs as he moved his tail." 21 1. babbling, to talk foolishly or too much, "They had seized her once, flinging the gate open and swooping down on her, her mother weeping,her father speechless hugging her to him , and her grandmother babbling with excitement." 2. murmurs,a low faint continuos sound," And so they had borne her into the house,and after she had taken the bath ,they fed and petted her and refused with little laughs and murmurs, to accept her answers to their questions." 3. reliably,to do something to make people trust you. She rocked gazing out at the twilight and the soothing feeling came reliably to her bones. 4. insistent,you insist a lot. But now there were new threads, tugging and insistent. 5. acrid,bitter. Then a match striking, the acrid smell of fresh cigar smoke. 22 1. exertion,putting into action. It was the hottest day yet, so heavy that the slightest exertion brought on a flood of perspiration. 2. perspiration,sweat. It was the hottest day yet, so heavy that the slightest exertion brought on a flood of perspiration. 3. gingerly,to be careful

"Two days before,they would have insisted that she stay indoors,but now,this morning,they were careful with her,a little gingerly,as if she were an egg."
"" 4. parched,dry "It looked dried out today,parched." 5. mingled,to combine together "With mingled disappointment and relief,Winnie tipped the water onto the cracked earth at the gate. 6. paled,to be light in color "It was sucked in immediately,and the wet brown stain it left behind paled and vanished almost as quickly." 7. anxious-Afraid from what might happen. " 'Winifred!' and anxious voice called from the cottage "  23  1. ponderous, Very heavy. "The sun was a ponderous circle without edges, a roar without a sound, a blazing glare so thorough and remorseless that even in the Fosters' parlor, with curtains drawn, it seemed an actual presence."  2. remorseless, Having no guilt. "The sun was a ponderous circle without edges, a roar without a sound, a blazing glare so thorough and remorseless that even in he Fosters' parlor, with curtains drawn, it seemed an actual presence."  3. plaintive, Showing sadness. "Winnie's mother and grandmother sat plaintive all afternoon in the parlor, fanning themselves and sipping lemonade, their hair unsettled and their knees loose." 4. lapse, 5. gentility, 6. prostrate, 7. gratitude, 8. poised,-having a feeling and self-assured manner.Outside the night seemed poised on tiptoe,waiting,waiting,holding it's breath for the storm.

9. notch-a cut on am edge or surface. As she peered at them the long hand snapped forward one more notch,with a loud click

24 1. accusations,-a claim that someone has done something illegal. She half expected that the instant she put a foot on the stairs they would leap from there beds and surround her with accusations.

2. detached,-to seperate. Two shadows detached themselves from the gloom as Winnie and Jessie came up.

3. gloom, 4. prying, 5. ebbed, 6. protruding, 7. flailing,-to wave or swing wildly Her hips were free now lookout!- here she came, her skirts tearing on the rough edges of boards- and they were all in a heap on the ground 8. exultant- triumphantly happy Another crash of thunder muffled Jesse's exultant laugh. 25 1. arc,- a curved trajectory And now, though was still some weeks away, there was a feeling that the year had begun it's downward arc, that the wheel was turning again, slowly now, but soon to go faster, turning once more in it's changeless sweep of change 2. pod,- an elongated of a plant such as a pea, splitting open when ripe As she watched, one of these detached itself into a sudden breeze and sailed sedately off, while others leaned from the pod as if to observe it's departure. 3. host 4. departure, 5. grateful, 6. perversely, 7. constricted,held together: She had wanted to cough as soon as it occurred to her she mustn't, and she passed a long hour trying to swallow the tickle that perversely constricted her throat. 8. apprehension,the act of power of comprehending: She had first heard a bustling in the front of the jail, and smelled fresh coffee, and had sat up, stiff with apprehension. 9. comical, 10. accomplice, 11. custody, 12. wistful,feeling or showing a timid desire: Over and over they asked her, shocked at first then wistful. 13. staunchly,of a strong or firm construction: This of all things her family understood and afterward they grew together staunchly around her. 14. prissy, 15. gait, 16. revulsion, 17. loped 199/46=4.32 15 students get 5 words