“The Tiger's Heart” Vocabulary
Envelop (verb)– 1) Wrap up, cover, or surround
completely. 2) Make obscure; conceal.
Tether (noun)– A rope or chain with which an animal is
tied to restrict its movement.
Trodden (verb)– 1) Walk in a specified way. 2) Set one’s
foot down on top of.
Sulky (adj)– Morose, bad-tempered, and resentful;
refusing to be cooperative or cheerful.
He emitted a coughing snarl and launched his charge.
He knew the great cats were dappled death incarnate.
As it deepened, an eerie silence enveloped the
thatched village.
Tethered cattle stood quietly.
Acquainted (adj)– Having fair knowledge of; to be
familiar with.
There was a throttled snarl.
Machete (noun)– A broad, heavy knife used as an
implement or weapon.
They had trodden its dim paths.
Peso (noun)– The basic monetary unit of Mexico, several
other Latin American countries, and the Philippines, equal
to 100 centésimos in Uruguay and 100 centavos elsewhere.
It did not snarl or grimace, or even twitch its tail.
Monotonous (adj)– 1) Dull, tedious, and repetitive;
lacking in variety and interest. 2) (of a sound or utterance)
Lacking in variation in tone or pitch.
Juan Aria gestured with eloquent hands.
They had forded the jungle’s sulky rivers.
The tiger’s body was lithe and deadly.
Befit (verb)– Be appropriate for; suit.
Eloquent (adj)– 1) Fluent or persuasive in speaking or
writing. 2) Clearly expressing or indicating something.
Foray (noun)– 1) A sudden raid or military advance. 2) A
venture or an initial attempt, especially outside one’s usual
area. 3) To raid or pillage.
Bristle (verb)– 1) To stand or rise stiffly, like bristles on a
brush. 2) To become rigid with anger or irritation.
Nonchalance (noun)– Feeling or appearing casually calm
and relaxed or indifferent.
Mingle (verb)– 1) Mix or cause to mix together. 2) Move
freely around a place or at social function, associating with
others.
Incarnate (adj)– Embodied in flesh; in human form (esp.
of a deity or spirit).
Grimace (noun)– A twisted expression on a person’s face,
typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.
Lithe (adj)– 1) Thin, supple, and readily bent. 2) Marked
by effortless grace.
Emit (verb)– 1) To give or send out. 2) To make or
produce.
Affecting an air of nonchalance, Pepe walked past
the villagers.
Most of the men went into the jungle from time to time
to work with their machetes.
Pepe had saved every peso he didn't have to spend for
immediate living expenses.
He listened intently, but there was no change in the
jungle's monotonous night sounds.
He stared, barely seeing the blood that flowed from his
lacerated arm.
The man bristled at Juan’s suggestion.
Behind him, he heard the village's collective sigh of
mingled relief and admiration.
They were intimately acquainted with the jungle and
its sounds.
Only death would end his forays, and since he knew
where to find Juan Aria's goats, he would continue to
attack them.
Lacerate (verb)– Tear or deeply cut
Throttle (noun)– 1) Strangle, choke, suffocate, smother,
or stifle. 2) A device controlling the flow of fuel or power
to an engine.
They must always come to him; it ill befitted a man with
a rifle to seek out anyone at all.
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“The Tiger's Heart” Vocabulary
1.
_______________– 1) Wrap up, cover, or surround
completely. 2) Make obscure; conceal.
He emitted a coughing snarl and launched his charge.
2.
_______________– A rope or chain with which an
animal is tied to restrict its movement.
He knew the great cats were dappled death incarnate.
3.
_______________– 1) Walk in a specified way. 2) Set
one’s foot down on top of.
As it deepened, an eerie silence enveloped the thatched
village.
4.
_______________– Morose, bad-tempered, and
resentful; refusing to be cooperative or cheerful.
Tethered cattle stood quietly.
5.
_______________– Having fair knowledge of; to be
familiar with.
There was a throttled snarl.
6.
_______________– A broad, heavy knife used as an
implement or weapon.
They had trodden its dim paths.
7.
_______________– The basic monetary unit of Mexico,
several other Latin American countries, and the
Philippines, equal to 100 centésimos in Uruguay and 100
centavos elsewhere.
8.
_______________– 1) Dull, tedious, and repetitive;
lacking in variety and interest. 2) Lacking in variation in
tone or pitch.
9.
_______________– Be appropriate for; suit.
It did not snarl or grimace, or even twitch its tail.
They had forded the jungle’s sulky rivers.
Juan Aria gestured with eloquent hands.
The tiger’s body was lithe and deadly.
Affecting an air of nonchalance, Pepe walked past the
villagers.
10. _______________– 1) Fluent or persuasive in speaking
or writing. 2) Clearly expressing or indicating something.
Most of the men went into the jungle from time to time to
work with their machetes.
11. _______________– 1) A sudden raid or military
advance. 2) A venture or an initial attempt, especially
outside one’s usual area. 3) To raid or pillage.
Pepe had saved every peso he didn't have to spend for
immediate living expenses.
12. _______________– 1) To stand or rise stiffly, like
bristles on a brush. 2) To become rigid with anger or
irritation.
He listened intently, but there was no change in the jungle's
monotonous night sounds.
13. _______________– Feeling or appearing casually calm
and relaxed or indifferent.
He stared, barely seeing the blood that flowed from his
lacerated arm.
14. _______________– 1) Mix or cause to mix together. 2)
Move freely around a place or at social function,
associating with others.
The man bristled at Juan’s suggestion.
15. _______________– Embodied in flesh; in human form
(esp. of a deity or spirit).
16. _______________– A twisted expression on a person’s
face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry
amusement.
17. _______________– 1) Thin, supple, and readily bent. 2)
Marked by effortless grace.
18. _______________– 1) To give or send out. 2) To make
or produce.
19. _______________– Tear or deeply cut
20. _______________– 1) Strangle, choke, suffocate 2) A
device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine.
Behind him, he heard the village's collective sigh of
mingled relief and admiration.
They were intimately acquainted with the jungle and
its sounds.
Only death would end his forays, and since he knew where
to find Juan Aria's goats, he would continue to attack them.
They must always come to him; it ill befitted a man with a
rifle to seek out anyone at all.