Bridge To TERABITHIA Vocabulary by Sophia Carlino

Bridge To TERABITHIA Vocabulary

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Bridge To TERABITHIA Vocabulary

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Despised* to dislike someone or something very much* I despised my friend's drawing she made of me which she thought I would think was funny but it was really offensive.

Puny * very small or tiny* My friend's baby sister is so small, she is puny.

Nauseatingly * making people feel sick; causing nausea * The food was nauseatingly disgusting.

Pandemonium * uproar; chaos * There was pandemonium when the band walked on the stage at the concert.

Proverbial *well known; famous * My dad once told me the story of the proverbial son.

Retreating *move back or withdraw* At school I was retreating back to the lockers when the snake came slithering through the hallway.

Roused* to move or to become active from inactivity* When my teacher called on me to say my speech, I roused myself and walked up to the front of the room.

Conspicuous * attracting notice or attention * Whenever someone walks into our classroom they are very conspicuous.

Deliberately* on purpose* My friend deliberately hurt herself so she could go to the nurse and skip math class.

Regally*in a regal manner; in a way of or befitting royalty* "Someday I will become a queen" she said regally.

Consolidated * combine; brought together into a single whole* My best friend from TK now goes to a consolidated high school.

Speculation* forming an opinion or a theory*During the summer thoughts about which teacher I would have caused for endless speculation.

Nuisance *a person or thing causing annoyance * My sister said I was a nuisance because I came into her room when she was studying for the S.A.T.

Brimful*filled with something to the point of overflowing* When my friend tried to make a smoothie she put so much ice in the blender it was brimful.

Obliged*required or forced* For the math test we were obliged to study math facts, decimals, and angles.

Spectacle *a visually striking performance * My friend, Sami made a spectacle of herself at the toy store when she started playing the toy piano.

Complacent *showing smug or uncritical satisfaction * The lazy worker was complacent to his job because his job was to show people how mattresses worked so all he had to do was sleep on a mattress.

Sporadically *appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time* When I went to Boston in the winter to see my cousins the snow kept falling sporadically.

Bureau *a chest of drawers* My friend has a pink bureau that she keeps all her clothes in.

Vanquished *defeat thoroughly * The Union vanquished the Confederates in the Civil War.

Whirled* moved or caused to move rapidly around and around* The little girl whirled around and accidentally fell down when she was doing her dance.

Relentlessly* constant; nonstop* One night rain fell relentlessly on my roof. The sound of the rain was so loud, I couldn't fall asleep.

Accusation* the action of accusing someone* She had accusation in her voice when she asked me if I stool her purple cat eraser.

Whimpering* to say something in a low, feeble voice expressive of fear or pain* My dog whimpered by the door when she wanted to go outside.

Frayed* unraveled or worn at the end* The old rope that used to be a swing, hanging from a tree in my backyard is frayed.

Piteously* deserving pity* He started crying piteously.

Leisurely * unhurried or relaxed* "It's okay, you can do your homework later" she said leisurely, while trying to convince me to go to the mall with her.

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Despised
* to dislike someone or something very much

* I despised my friend's drawing she made of me which she thought I would think was funny but it was really offensive.

Puny

* very small or tiny

* My friend's baby sister is so small, she is puny.

Nauseatingly

* making people feel sick; causing nausea

* The food was nauseatingly disgusting.

Pandemonium

* uproar; chaos

* There was pandemonium when the band walked on the stage at the concert.

Proverbial

well known; famous

My dad once told me the story of the proverbial son.

Retreating

move back or withdraw

At school I was retreating back to the lockers when the snake came slithering through the hallway.

Roused

* to move or to become active from inactivity

* When my teacher called on me to say my speech, I roused myself and walked up to the front of the room.

Conspicuous

* attracting notice or attention

* Whenever someone walks into our classroom they are very conspicuous.

Deliberately

* on purpose

* My friend deliberately hurt herself so she could go to the nurse and skip math class.

Regally

in a regal manner; in a way of or befitting royalty

"Someday I will become a queen" she said regally.

Consolidated

* combine; brought together into a single whole

* My best friend from TK now goes to a consolidated high school.

Speculation

* forming an opinion or a theory

*During the summer thoughts about which teacher I would have caused for endless speculation.

Nuisance

a person or thing causing annoyance

My sister said I was a nuisance because I came into her room when she was studying for the S.A.T.

Brimful

filled with something to the point of overflowing

When my friend tried to make a smoothie she put so much ice in the blender it was brimful.

Obliged

required or forced

For the math test we were obliged to study math facts, decimals, and angles.

Spectacle

a visually striking performance

My friend, Sami made a spectacle of herself at the toy store when she started playing the toy piano.

Complacent

showing smug or uncritical satisfaction

The lazy worker was complacent to his job because his job was to show people how mattresses worked so all he had to do was sleep on a mattress.

Sporadically

appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time

When I went to Boston in the winter to see my cousins the snow kept falling sporadically.

Bureau

a chest of drawers

My friend has a pink bureau that she keeps all her clothes in.

Vanquished

defeat thoroughly

The Union vanquished the Confederates in the Civil War.

Whirled

* moved or caused to move rapidly around and around

* The little girl whirled around and accidentally fell down when she was doing her dance.

Relentlessly

* constant; nonstop

* One night rain fell relentlessly on my roof. The sound of the rain was so loud, I couldn't fall asleep.

Accusation

* the action of accusing someone

* She had accusation in her voice when she asked me if I stool her purple cat eraser.

Whimpering

* to say something in a low, feeble voice expressive of fear or pain

* My dog whimpered by the door when she wanted to go outside.

Frayed

* unraveled or worn at the end

* The old rope that used to be a swing, hanging from a tree in my backyard is frayed.

Piteously

* deserving pity

* He started crying piteously.

Leisurely

* unhurried or relaxed

* "It's okay, you can do your homework later" she said leisurely, while trying to convince me to go to the mall with her.