1. Tuck Everlasting Vocabulary
Chapters 11-16

2. Elation – to raise the spirits of; make very proud, happy, etc.
Decisively – showing decision that settles a dispute, question, etc.
Silty – a fine grained, sandy sediment carried or deposited by water

3. Skittering – to skim along the surface Reedy – a tall, slender grass
Rigid – not bending or flexible; stiff
Having a rigid framework

4. Anguish – great mental or physical pain; agony
Shrill – producing a high, thing piercing sound
Lingered – to continue to stay as though reluctant to leave

5. Barbarian – a member of a people considered primitive, savage, etc.
A cruel person
Constable – a policeman
Cahoots – partnership; implying scheming

6. Gallows – an upright frame with a crossbeam and a rope for hanging condemned persons
Grudgingly – to give with reluctance
Cantering – a moderate gallop; to ride at this pace