Unit 2 Vocabulary
From A Spark
A TroubleTrouble-Making Crow
aggressivehatchet- a small ax with a short
aggressive ready to attack
others or to take something by
handle
force
ignite-to set on fire
painstaking-requiring careful effort
attributesattributes characteristics
outwitor attention
outwit to outsmart
persistedsmoldered- burned and smoked
persisted continued despite
resistance
without flame
secretivesurvival- act of fact of staying
secretive crafty; sneaky
toleratedalive
tolerated put up with
vengeanceconsuming- burning something
vengeance revenge
distinctlydepression-a low place; hollow
distinctly clearly; unmistakably
eludeexasperation-extreme annoyance
elude to avoid or escape
franticor anger
frantic extremely excited with
fear, rage, or grief
granite- a very hard type of rock
vindictivequills- the spine of a porcupine
vindictive wanting revenge
StormStorm-a-Dust
eerie- scary in a weird or strange
eerie
way
grasslandsgrasslands lands covered with
grass
grittygritty covered by or containing
small bits of dust, sand, and so on
hazyhazy- not clear; murky
peculiarpeculiar strange; odd; unusual
spindlyspindly very long and slender
cloudburstcloudburst a sudden, heavy rain
loomedloomed threatened in the
distance
topsoiltopsoil the dirt at the surface of
the ground
The Day of the Turtle
driftwooddriftwood wood that has washed
ashore from the water
jellyfishjellyfish a sea animal made up of
jellylike tissue
sparspar a pole used as part of the
sails of a ship
tentacletentacle a long, slender growth of
a jellyfish, octopus, and so on
warywary cautious or careful
channelchannel passage or groove for
water; small canal
fruitlesslyfruitlessly unsuccessfully
giggig a long light boat
purposefullypurposefully in a determined,
intentional manner
wizenedwizened dried up; shriveled
Saving the Sound
cleanupcleanup- the act of cleaning up
contaminatedcontaminated polluted
environmentenvironment the air, water, soil, and so on
fragilefragile delicate; easily damaged
muckmuck filth
tolltoll something suffered or lost
widespreadwidespread occurring in many places
ecologicalecological of or about living things and their environment
tankertanker a ship for transporting oil or other liquids
toxictoxic poisonous
vulnerablevulnerable prone to damage