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Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, Vocabulary List Chapters 1-3

Bridge to Terabithia Vocabulary List

  1. anticipate | see definition»

    to think of (something that will or might happen in the future)

    So the students of Lark Creek Elementary sat at their desks all Friday, their hearts thumping with anticipation...

  2. conspicuous | see definition»

    very easy to see or notice

    The fifth-grade boys, bursting with new importance, ordered the fourth-graders this way and that, while the smaller boys tried to include themselves without being conspicuous.

  3. deliberate | see definition»

    done or said in a way that is planned or intended : done or said on purpose

    "Why not?" He turned deliberately toward Leslie. "Wanna run?" he asked.

  4. despise | see definition»

    to dislike (something or someone) very much

    When you were the only boy smashed between four sisters, and the older two had despised you ever since you stopped letting them dress you up and wheel you around in their rusty old doll carriage...

  5. endure | see definition»

    to put up with

    He managed to endure the whole boring week of school for that one half hour on Friday afternoons when they'd sit on the worn-out rug on the floor...

  6. fidget | see definition»

    to move in a restless or nervous way

    Miss Bessie's bag was tight, and she was fidgeting with discomfort.

  7. giggle | see definition»

    to laugh in a nervous or childlike way

    He was in love with her. Not the kind of silly stuff Ellie and Brenda giggled about on the telephone.

  8. hypocritical | see definition»

    a person who claims or pretends to have certain beliefs about what is right but who behaves in a way that disagrees with those beliefs

    It wouldn't help her to try to defend Miss Edmunds against their unjust and hypocritical attacks.

  9. inherit | see definition»

    to receive (something) from someone who had it previously

    Jess ran his forefinger around the heart with two pairs of initials, BR + SK, trying to figure out whose desk he had inherited.

  10. muddle

    to cause confusion in (someone or someone's mind)

    The peace would start at the top of his muddled brain and seep down through his tired and tensed-up body.

  11. nauseating | see definition»

    causing you to feel like you are going to vomit

    Jess made peanut-butter sandwiches for the little girls and himself, and because the kitchen was still hot and almost nauseatingly full of bean smell, the three of them went outside to eat.

  12. obedient | see definition»

    willing to do what someone tells you to do or to follow a law, rule, etc.

    She looked as if her mouth was set to say no, but instead she said, "You shouldn't ought to beat me in the head," and went off obediently to fetch his T-shirt.

  13. pandemonium | see definition»

    wild uproar

    So the students of Lark Creek Elementary sat at their desks all Friday, their hearts thumping with anticipation as they listened to the joyful pandemonium pouring out from the teachers' room,...

  14. prim | see definition»

    very formal and proper

    "Any fun," Ellie corrected her primly.

  15. puny | see definition»

    small and weak

    He had to let that puny chest of his know who was boss.

  16. repulsive | see definition»

    causing disgust

    "That noise is pure repulsive."

  17. scramble | see definition»

    to move or climb over something quickly especially while also using your hands

    Without breaking his rhythm, he climbed over the fence, scrambled across the scrap heap, thumped May Belle on the head ("Owww!"), and trotted on to the house.

  18. shebang | see definition»

    everything that is included in something

    One time last year Jesse had won. Not just the first hear but the whole shebang.

  19. shudder | see definition»

    to shake because of fear, cold, etc.

    They her pudgy body shuddered, and she let out a great cry.

  20. slurp | see definition»

    to eat or drink (something) noisily or with a sucking sound

    He forgot that he was trying to eat carefully and took a loud slurp of his milk.

  21. snuggle | see definition»

    to place (something) close to or against someone or something

    May Belle smiled and snuggled down under the sheet.

  22. squawk | see definition»

    to make a short, harsh cry

    "Oh, Mamma!" Ellie and Brenda squawked in concert.

  23. temptation | see definition»

    a strong desire

    He wanted to look back and see where the other were, but he resisted the temptation.

  24. trot | see definition»

    to move quickly

    Without breaking his rhythm, he climbed over the fence, scrambled across the scrap heap, thumped May Belle on the head ("Owww!"), and trotted on to the house.

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