1. Rikki Tikki Tavi Vocabulary
Seventh Grade
Language Arts

2. Directions:
View each slide and create/record your own definition for each example based upon what you see or read.
Then, record the part of speech and dictionary definition given on the following slide.
Finally, draw a picture under the connection column that will help you to best remember the definition.

3. Even though she did not win the gold medal, she received a blue ribbon as a consolation prize. “If it’s any consolation,” Richard stated as he wept, “I hope we can still be friends.”

4. Consolation (noun)
The act of comforting; the state of being consoled

5. The ostrich, scared of being attacked, cowered behind the bush and stuck his head in the sand. Pictures of cowered:

6. Cowered (verb)
To crouch, as in fear or shame

7. My neighbor cultivated the land weeks in advance for her beautiful vegetable garden.

8. Cultivated (verb)
Prepared and used for raising crops, tilled

9. The lion cunningly crouched in the tall grass, stalking his unsuspecting prey. Caitlin cunningly went to the restroom as the teacher collected homework.

10. Cunningly (adverb)
Acting with deceptiveness; secretly

11. Fledgling-click on picture-watch 45 seconds of video

12. A newborn animal; typically one that hatches from an egg
fledgling (noun)
A newborn animal; typically one that hatches from an egg

13. Gait-click on picture

14. A manner of walking, stepping, or running
gait (noun)
A manner of walking, stepping, or running

15. immensely I immensely enjoyed my piece of birthday cake at the party.
After watching the two hour opera, we decided that it was immensely boring.

16. Vastly; hugely; greatly
Immensely (adverb)
Vastly; hugely; greatly

17. mourning
Historically, it is customary to wear black while in mourning for a deceased relative.

18. mourning (noun)
the period or interval during which a person grieves or formally expresses grief, as by wearing black garments.

19. restless-click on picture

20. twitchy; unceasingly active
restless (adjective)
twitchy; unceasingly active

21. revived-click on the picture

22. to restore to life or consciousness
revived (verb)
to restore to life or consciousness

23. savage-these pictures are examples of savages

24. enraged or furiously angry, as a person.
savage (adjective)
enraged or furiously angry, as a person.

25. scornfully
Even though Jesse received an A on her test because she studied, Matilda looked at her scornfully all throughout lunch.
Beth scornfully thinks of all the birthday presents that she didn’t receive due to the fact that she wasn’t born when her sister was.

26. scornfully (adverb)
to regard with disdain or hate even though it’s not deserved

27. Scuttle from The Little Mermaid gets his name from his unusually fast gait.
Hayden stole a Snicker’s bar from the 7 eleven and scuttled away.

28. a quick pace; a quick, hurried run
scuttle (verb)
a quick pace; a quick, hurried run

29. Sir Gawain from the Knights of the Round Table was valiant in his efforts to save the kingdom.
Sue was valiant because she shared her personal poem during class discussion.

30. valiant (adjective)
boldly courageous; brave

31. veranda-these pictures are examples of verandas

32. veranda (noun)
a large, open porch, often extending across the front and sides of a house