Roll of Thunder Vocabulary
Across
- 4. TJ felt so ________ alone when the black kids wanted nothing to do with him.
- 6. The kids were _________ outside the mall with nothing to do.
- 7. stubbornly; not giving in
- 9. The noisy class was ________ when the principal walked in.
- 11. extreme annoyance; frustration
- 12. to exclude
- 14. blaming; with disapproval
- 16. intimidating; causing fear or dread; frightening; challenging
- 18. ability to bounce back or recover to previous condition
- 22. to get revenge; get back at
- 24. won, was victorious
- 25. My best friend was annoyingly _________ her new shoes that she just bought.
- 26. killed by mob action; hanged
- 27. I _________ told my secret to my best friend.
- 29. I was __________ when my teacher accused me of cheating because I didn’t do it!
Down
- 1. sullen; gloomy
- 2. Stacey, who generally overlooked T.J.’s _________ stunts, shook his head. “That was dirty.”
- 3. When the teacher asked me a difficult question, I _________ and got it wrong.
- 5. She shook him ________, then set him on the floor again. “Now just what’s gotten into you?”
- 8. weakness; openness to attack
- 10. evilly; wishing harm to others
- 13. extremely carefully
- 15. lacking energy or interest
- 17. We ________ through the mud on our way to school.
- 19. extremely skinny
- 20. I was ________ from the store after I stole something.
- 21. I ________ looked down at the F on my test.
- 23. speech or conversation
- 28. put on, dress oneself in
- 30. in a friendly way