Walk Two Moons Ch. 4-9 Vocabulary Chapter 4 Chapter 8 21. gnarled * 30. detect* 22. boa 31. mournfully* 23. allergies 32. ambush* 24. cadaver * 33. vivid Chapter 5 Chapter 9 25. ruination* 34. civilized 35. pandemonium* Chapter 6 36. prissy 26. diabolic * 37. potential* 27. divulge* 28. cholesterol 29. receptionist

21. gnarled* [naarld] knots: an ancient gnarled tree adjective 1. knotted and twisted; twisted full of knots: an ancient gnarled tree 2. twisted, misshapen, or weather- beaten because of age, hard work, or illness: gnarled hands

boa bo·a [bo ə] noun 1. tropical snake that squeezes prey 2. long fluffy scarf: a long fluffy scarf of feathers or fur worn by women around the neck

allergies al·ler·gy [allrəjee] Noun 1. hypersensitivity to substance 2. aversion: a strong aversion to something

24. cadaver ca·dav·er [kə davvər] Noun 1. corpse: a dead body, especially one that is to be dissected

ruination* ru·in·a·tion [roo i naysh’n] noun 1. loss: the destruction or loss of something 2. Cause of loss: something that brings about destruction or loss

26. diabolic * dia·bolic (dī′ə bäl′ik) diabolical, diabolically adjective 1. of the Devil or devils 2. very wicked or cruel; fiendish

divulge* di·vulge [di vulj] verb 1. reveal something: to reveal information, especially information that was previously secret

cholesterol cho·les·ter·ol [kə lestə rawl] Noun 1. solid compound in blood: 2. a fatty material found in animal tissues

receptionist re·cep·tion·ist [ri sepshənist] Noun Person greeting public: an employee who greets visitors, customers, or patients, answers the telephone, and makes appointments

30. detect * de·tect [di tekt] verb 1.To discover the fact of: to notice or discover the existence of something 2. Work on crimes: to investigate crimes or other matters as a detective

31. mournfully* mourn·ful [mawrnfel] adjective 1.Sorrowfully: grievingly: a youth with a mournful face 2. Causing or suggesting deep sadness

32. ambush* am·bush [amboosh] verb To lie in wait; to attack by surprise An unexpected attack from a concealed position: They lay in ambush and waited for their victims.

33. vivid viv·id [vivvid] adjective 1. vigorous; acting clearly and powerfully 2. Very bright: strikingly bright or intense in color 3. inventive: a vivid imagination

34. civilized civ·i·lized [sivv’lizd] adjective 1. Polite or cultured; refined: refined in tastes 2. culturally advanced: having advanced cultural and social development

35. pandemonium* pan·de·mo·ni·um [pandə monnee əm] noun 1. chaos: wild uproar; noise 2. noisy confused place: a place or situation that is noisy and chaotic

36. prissy pris·sy [prissee] adjective 1. Finicky; prim: behaving in a prudish and proper way

37. potential* po·ten·tial [ pə tenshəl] adjective Capable of being, but not yet in existence: posed a potential danger Noun 1. Capacity for development: a capacity to develop, succeed, or become something