2. Being Afraid Open Court Grade One – Unit Vocabulary Unit 9

3. buried – covered up

4. exciting - something that is really neat

5. scared – was afraid

6. quivered - shook

7. stomach – a persons belly

8. engineer – person who drives the train

9. boa constrictor – very large powerful snake

10. drooped – turned down, falling down

11. tough – really difficult

12. clench – to hold very tightly

13. yank – pull hard and fast

14. tuffet – a stool

15. curds - the thick white part of milk used to make cheese Whey – the milky part cottage cheese

16. gloomy – sad, dreary, dark

17. tiptoe – up on the toes

18. ooze – to squeeze between or out of

19. narrow – just a little space between two things

20. goggly – popped out

21. pleasant - enjoyable

22. typical - usual

23. somersault – roll over

24. clumsy – not coordinated

25. absolutely – positively for sure

26. admire – have a high opinion of, respect

27. snort – a sound made by blowing out the nose

28. squeal – make a loud squeaking sound

29. excitement – how one feels when something really neat is happening

30. clever – very smart

31. problem – something that causes trouble and must be worked out

32. teddy bear – a stuffed toy bear

33. magnifying glass – a lens that makes things look bigger than they really are

34. slinkety-sly – in a sneaky way

35. troll – a folktale character who is ugly and small

36. greedy – having a strong desire for more than one’s fair share

37. poker – a long iron fireplace tool

38. saucer – a small plate put under a teacup