Chapter 1
Enjoyed or appreciated something completely by dwelling on it
savored
Refuse to allow something; order someone not to do something
forbid
Pauses or breaks in activity
intervals
“Now he gave the toy train a shove, and it ___ off the track.”
careened
“Only Luke had time to ____ over his undercooked bacon and dry toast.”
linger
Nervous; Jumpy; inclined to be shy
skittish
To lurch or swerve while in motion; to rush carelessly
careened
Rudely brief, abrupt
curt
"Today, ___ because of the woods coming down, he scrambled up faster than usual, dashing for the door to the back stairs.”
skittish
“DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN ___, ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS DIVISION.”
HABITATION
The smallest animal in a litter; an undersized or weak person
Runt
Agricultural machines that cut, thresh, and clean a grain crop in one operation
combines
Extreme tiredness, usually resulting from mental or physical exertion
fatigue
“Death was what happened to the ___ pigs who got stepped on by their stronger brothers and sisters.”
runt
“But it bore an official seal, and the return address was an ___ name…”
embossed
Open resistance or bold disobedience
defiance
The process of living in a particular place; a place in which to live
habitation
To stay in a place longer than necessary, typically because of a reluctance to leave
linger
“Some hung at weird angles from their former ___ positions in the sky.”
lofty
“Usually the Garners’ mail was just bills or thin envelopes carrying ___ orders from the Government.”
curt
Rising to a great height; impressively high
lofty
Decorated with a raised design
embossed
"Luke studied her face, seeing lines of _____ that hadn't been there before…"
fatigue
“He laid his hoe down gently, and ___ one last moment of feeling warm soil beneath his bare feet.”
savored
“He knew tractors and ___, of course, and had seen his dad’s bush hog and manure spreader and gravity wagons up close...”
combines