1. Tuck Everlasting Vocabulary
Chapters 1-5

2. Tangent – touching a curved surface at one point
Oppressive – an intruding; force upon others unasked
Meager – thin, lean, poor; not full or rich; inadequate

3. Accessible – can be easily approached or entered
Stationary – not moving; unchanging; fixed
Intrusions – causing discomfort

4. Grimace – a distortion of the face; expressing pain
Exasperated – to irritate, anger
Jaunty – showing an easy confidence; perky

5. Marionette – a little jointed doll moved by strings or wires
Remnants – what is left over; small quantity of something
Galling – a bitter feeling; annoying or humiliating

6. Consoling – to make feel less sad or disappointed, comfort
Interlacing – to lace or weave together
Plaintively – expressing sorrow or melancholy; sad