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Miscellaneous
100

lack of rain or water

drought

100

frown in an angry or bad-tempered way

scowl

100

a short housecoat

duster

100

unable to think or react properly; bewildered

dazed

100

name of the novel we are reading

Out of the Dust

200

being thin and bony

gaunt

200

make (someone) annoyed or irritated

riled

200

the surface of the ground, with the grass growing on it.

sod

200

the dead body of an animal

carcass

200

main character's name

Billie Jo

300

to become dry and destitute of sap

withered

300

a narrow strip of territory projecting from the main territory of one state into another state.

panhandle

300

to burn on the surface

scorch

300

to stew gently below just at the boiling point

simmering

300


kerosene

400

a person who moves from one place to another, especially in order to find work or better living conditions.

migrants

400

having or being a taste that is sharp and unpleasant.

bittering

400

dried out with heat

parched

400

shake or tremble

quaking

400

                                    

cereus plant

500

chafed-part of speech

verb

500

swindle-part of speech

verb

500

fidgety-part of speech

adjective

500

oilcloth-part of speech

noun

500


Oklahoma