1. Walk Two Moons Ch. 4-9 Vocabulary
Chapter Chapter gnarled * detect* boa mournfully* 23. allergies ambush*
24. cadaver * vivid
Chapter Chapter ruination* civilized
35. pandemonium*
Chapter prissy 26. diabolic * potential* divulge* cholesterol receptionist

2. 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

3. 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

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

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

6. 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

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

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

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

10. 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

11. 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

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

13. 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.

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

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

18. 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