ROLL OF THUNDER, Hear My Cry

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• Raucous - harsh, loud sounding.
• The girl made a raucous when she yelled at the horse.

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• Pensively - thoughtfully
• The child was silent while he was pensively staring at his shoe.

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• Emaciated - extremely thin.
• The horse was emaciated because he had a cruel owner.

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• Undaunted - not discouraged.
• The plant was undaunted by the snow.

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• Morosely - sadly, gloomily.
• The puppy was sad when he never say his owner again.

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• Disdainfully - hatefully, angrily.
• The child disdainfully looked at his parent when they told him no.

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• Dismally - dreadfully, disastrously
• The tornado dismally tour through the town.

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• Milling - wondering
• The child was milling about how to get on the couch.

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• Reverberated - echoed
• The cannon walls reverberated.

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• Maverick - rebel; someone who doesn't follow directions or rules
• The child was a maverick when he climbed on the fence.

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• Formidable - intimidating; inspiring; wonder/awe
• The Great Dane formidable towered over the Chiwawa.

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• Ornate - excessively detailed
• The drawing was very ornate.

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• Chiffonire - tall, narrow dresser
• The chiffonier was taller than me.