Touching Spirit BearTouching Spirit Bear

VocabularyVocabulary

defiantdefiant

• Adjective

• Definition: Marked by defiance; boldly resisting.

• Sentence: The stubborn child had a defiant attitude.

barragebarrage

• Verb

• Definition: to bombard, attack, or shower continuously.

• Sentence: The speaker was barraged by an angry audience.

venomousvenomous

• Adjective

• Definition: (1) secreting and transmitting venom; (2) to be malicious or spiteful.

sullenlysullenly

• Adverb

• Definition: showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence; dismal.

• Sentence: The football team sullenly walked back to their bus after they lost the big game.

banishbanish

• Verb

• Definition: to expel; to force one to leave; exile.

• Sentence: Cole was banished to Alaska for his crime committed.

symbolizesymbolize

• Verb

• Definition: to be a symbol of; stand for or represent in the manner of a symbol.

• Sentence: What does the Statue of Liberty Symbolize?

obligationsobligations

• Noun

• Definition: A social, legal, or moral requirement, such as a duty, contract, or promise that forces one to follow or avoid a particular course of action.

dignitydignity

• Noun

• Definition: The quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect; having self-confidence and self-respect.

isolateisolate

• Verb

• Definition: to set or place apart; remove or separate so as to be alone.

• Sentence: Cole isolated himself from his peers at school.

devoteddevoted

• Verb

• Definition: to have faithfulness and loyalty to something or someone.

• Sentence: The nurse devoted herself to the care of the sick patient.

tauntedtaunted

• Verb

• Definition: To criticize in a mocking, insulting, or scornful manner.

• Sentence: The kids at school taunted Cole for being a loner.

persistentpersistent

• Adjective

• Definition: insistently repetitive or continuous; unrelenting.

• Sentence: The persistent ringing of the telephone drove me crazy!

scroungescrounge

• Verb

• Definition: to search or hunt for something.

• Sentence: Cole scrounged for something to eat the second day on the island.

manipulatemanipulate

• Verb

• Definition: to manage or influence cleverly, especially in an unfair or tricky manner.

• Sentence: Cole manipulated the community’s opinion of him in his favor.

remoteremote

• Adjective

• Definition: far apart; far distant in space; to be located at some distance away.

• Sentence: Cole was taken to a remote island off the coast of southeastern Alaska.

vanishvanish

• Verb

• Definition: To pass out of sight, especially quickly; to disappear.

• Sentence: The Spirit Bear vanished before Cole’s eyes.

boughbough

• Noun

• Definition: branches in a tree or a bushy plant.

• Example sentence: Cole used a bough from the tree to make a spear.

shroudedshrouded

• Verb

• Definition: to cover, protect, or hide.

• Example sentence: Heavy, dark clouds shrouded the far horizon.

incessantincessant

• Adjective

• Definition: continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending.

• Example sentence: The incessant buzzing of the cicadas this summer drove me crazy!

gluttonousgluttonous

• Adjective

• Definition: tending to eat and drink excessively; greedy; ravenous.

maulmaul

• Verb

• Definition: To injure by or as if by beating; to handle roughly.

• Example sentence: Cole was left unconscious after the being mauled by the bear.