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Sounder Vocabulary Words

Sounder Vocabulary Words. Compulsion -an irresistible motivation to do something. Gyrations -movements. Glee -joy. Gaunt -thin and bony. Defiant -boldly resisting. Jeered -taunted; mocked. Cistern -a receptacle for holding water, especially rain water.

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Sounder Vocabulary Words

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  1. SounderVocabulary Words

  2. Compulsion-an irresistible motivation to do something

  3. Gyrations-movements

  4. Glee-joy

  5. Gaunt-thin and bony

  6. Defiant-boldly resisting

  7. Jeered-taunted; mocked

  8. Cistern-a receptacle for holding water, especially rain water

  9. Pursuit-the act of chasing after something or someone

  10. Inquiring-asking about

  11. Wearied-physically or emotionally tired

  12. Parched-made dry

  13. Indistinct-unclear; blurry

  14. Askew-to one side

  15. Suffocate-stifle; prevent something from happening

  16. Encased-enclosed

  17. Vitals- body organs necessary for life

  18. Tannery- place where hides are tanned

  19. Hesitate-pause in uncertainty

  20. Grieve-cause to be sorrowful

  21. Dim-lacking brightness

  22. Vaccinate-to give a vaccine against an infectious disease

  23. Fret-worry

  24. Famished-extremely hungry

  25. Damper-an adjustable plate used to control the draft in a stove or furnace

  26. Uncertainty-not knowing for sure

  27. Punctuated-interrupted periodically

  28. Curiosity-something that arouses interest

  29. Ashen-pale

  30. Clammy- sweaty; moist

  31. Constrained-restrained; held back

  32. Plaintive- mournful; sad

  33. Mingled- mixed with

  34. Addled- confused

  35. Vast- great in size; huge

  36. Visualize-form a mental image of

  37. Ajar- partially opened

  38. Coon dog- a dog who hunts raccoons

  39. Successive- following in an uninterrupted order; consecutive

  40. Precision- accuracy; exactness

  41. Quarry-prey; a hunted animal

  42. Sharecropper- a person who works someone else’s land and gives him part of the crop

  43. Ticking-mattress or pillow cover made of strong cotton

  44. Assured-made certain; guaranteed

  45. Whet- sharpen

  46. Calloused- hardened; toughened

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