Caddie Woodlawn Vocabulary Chapters 6-7

N. Russo GES 2013

scornfula feeling or having an attitude of looking down

on someone

For once, Caddiewas not scornful of women's skill.

pommelinghitting or striking

Tom and Ashur ceased pommeling each other and crawled out from under the desks.

admonishedwarned or scolded someone

Ms. Russo admonished her students after they decided not to do their homework.

tumultuousloud, exciting and noisy

After the first tumultuous day, school had settled into a quiet routine.

profusiona large amount of something

There seems to be a profusion of fabulous children’s books these days.

accumulateto collect or gather together

There were too manypeople in the family to allow old

things to accumulate, unused.