CHAPTER 4 — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from CHAPTER 4

salt-cellar (noun)

A small container used for holding salt at the dining table.

stile (noun)

A structure of steps that allows people to climb over a fence or wall.

quarry (noun)

An open excavation or pit from which stone or other materials are extracted.

shinning (verb)

Climbing or descending quickly, especially by gripping with the arms and legs.

consideration (noun)

In legal usage, something of value exchanged between parties to make a contract binding.

counterfeit (adjective)

Made in exact imitation of something genuine with the intention to deceive or defraud.

slick (adjective)

Smooth and glossy in a way that suggests wear or artificial treatment.

hookey (noun)

Being absent from school without permission; truancy.

raspy (adjective)

Irritating, grating, or harsh; causing discomfort or annoyance.

hair-ball (noun)

A mass of hair or fiber found in the stomach of an animal, here used as a folk divination tool.

hoverin' (verb)

Remaining suspended or lingering in one place in the air; figuratively, being present in an uncertain or watchful manner.

low-spirited (adjective)

Feeling sad, depressed, or lacking in energy and enthusiasm.

clumb (verb)

Dialectal past tense of "climb"; climbed.

spec (verb)

Dialectal form of "expect" or "suspect"; to suppose or think.

considable (adjective)

Dialectal form of "considerable"; a large or noteworthy amount.