Academic Vocabulary for Greyling By: Jane Yolen

The parents were grief stricken by the loss of a family member. Grief (n) Deep sadness The parents were grief stricken by the loss of a family member.

The wing of the airplane was sheared off when it hit the water. Sheared (v) Cut off sharply The wing of the airplane was sheared off when it hit the water.

The lizard slough off its skin to grow. Slough (v) To be cast off; be gotten rid of; shed The lizard slough off its skin to grow.

The ship wallowed at sea during the storm. Wallowed (V) To roll or tilt clumsily in water, snow or mud The ship wallowed at sea during the storm.