My Side of the Mountain Final Vocab List

Sapling (noun) a small tree The sapling bent under the weight of the snow.

Hordes Noun: Large group or crowd Hordes of people lined up outside of the Apple store to buy the latest iPhone

Urgent Adjective- describes a situation requiring immediate attention. The child needed urgent medical attention when she broke her leg.

Momentum (noun) the speed of motion of a moving object The rock gained momentum as it rolled down the hill.

Hovered (Verb) remain in one place in the air. Hoover boards are designed to hoover or float above the ground.

Fatigue (noun) the state of extreme exhaustion or tiredness. The baseball player was fatigued after playing double headers two nights in a row.

Bleak(ness) (adjective) gloomy and depressing. On a bleak, rainy day, my favorite thing to do is curl up with a good book.

Dismayed (verb) to feel sudden disappointment or distress The boy was dismayed to discover that his little brother had broken the Lego creation it had taken him a week to complete.