Old Yeller Vocabulary Words

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Old YellerVocabulary Words

• 6th Grade
• Unit 1 Week 1

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• Words to Know

slung
lunging
speckled
nub
chaparral
romping
poultice
rowdy
squawling
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lunging
lunging nub romping rowdy slung
speckled chaparral poultice squawling

• moving forward suddenly

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nub
lunging nub romping rowdy slung
speckled chaparral poultice squawling

• A lump or a small
• piece

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romping
lunging nub romping rowdy slung
speckled chaparral poultice squawling

• Playing in a rough, boisterous way

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rowdy
lunging nub romping rowdy slung
speckled chaparral poultice squawling

• rough disorderly
• quarrelsome

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slung
lunging nub romping rowdy slung
speckled chaparral poultice squawling

• thrown, cast, or hurled

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speckled
lunging nub romping rowdy slung
speckled chaparral poultice squawling

• marked with many small spots

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chaparral
lunging nub romping rowdy slung
speckled chaparral poultice squawling

• a dense thicket of low bushes

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poultice
lunging nub romping rowdy slung
speckled chaparral poultice squawling

• a soft, moist mass of mustard or herbs that can
  be applied to the body

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squawling
lunging nub romping rowdy slung
speckled chaparral poultice squawling

• crying bawling

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• Which means the same thing as the underlined
  word?
• Mrs. McHugh was lunging forward to catch the
  frisbee when she lost her balance.
• navigating
• sneaking

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• Which means the same thing as the underlined
  word?
• .Jaydens eraser was only a nub.
• hard stem
• Small part

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• Which means the same thing as the underlined
  word?
• The boisterous dogs were romping in the field.
• playing roughly
• crying noisily

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• Which means the same thing as the underlined
  word?
• .The students rowdy behavior had consequences.
• grumpy
• disorderly

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• Which means the same thing as the underlined
  word?
• Brooke slung her bag into the cubby.
• placed
• threw

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• Which means the same thing as the underlined
  word?
• The speckled Dalmation wagged his tail .
• dirty
• spotted

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• Which means the same thing as the underlined
  word?
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• Which means the same thing as the underlined
  word?

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