Sign of the Beaver Chapters 5-10

Bellowing  A shout, the act of shouting  Matt was bellowing loudly and waving his arms as he plunged into the cold, dark water to escape the wild bees.

Defiance  to resist doing something or acting in a certain manner – bold to authority  Attean’s anger shown on his face which was an act of open defiance against his grandfather for wanting him to learn the white men’s words.

Contemptuous  total lack of respect- begin mean  The naughty dog has a contemptuous look on his face when I took his dog bone away.

Detested  Not liking - to dislike with strong feelings  Attean detested his reading lessons with Matt.

Dumbfounded  To strike dumb with amazement  He was dumbfounded when he noticed his plate of strawberries were missing and his dog sat next to him smiling.

Grudge  to do something without wanting to  Attean stared straight ahead of him in silence. Then to Matt’s astonishment, he grudgingly laid a grubby finger on the letter A.

Thrashing  To toss about violently  Matt and Attean were thrashing through the forest as a bear was running after them.

Snare  a tool for trapping something  The rabbit was caught in the crudely homemade snare.

Resentment  Strong displeasure  Matt’s resentment against Attean vanished as he got to know him better.

Ponder  To weigh carefully in the mind  Matt seriously pondered whether he should stop reading Robinson Crusoe.

Nonchalant  casual, unconcern  Matt swung his furry catch over his shoulder nonchalantly just like Attean. He was very proud of his accomplishment.

Finicky  Fussy  Beethoven is a finicky eater and would not touch his bowl of mash potatoes and green beans.