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Steal Away Home Vocabulary Chapters 18-21
Chapter 18
Word
1. Roiled
p.105
Definition
V.- made a liquid cloudy by stirring up sediment
Chapter 20
2. Jaundiced
p.117
N.- an unhealthy yellowness of the skin, eyes, and
body fluids
Chapter 21
3. Epidemic
p.119
N.- the rapid spread of a disease so that many
people have it at the same time.
4. Ague
p.119
N.- a fever marked by periods of chills, fever, and
sweating
5. Quinine
p.119
N.- a medicine used chiefly in the treatment of
resistant forms of malaria.
6. Foal
p. 122
7. Morosely
p.123
V.- to give birth
8. Veritable
p.125
Adj.- true;real;actual
9. Hackneyed
p.125
Adj- used too often; commonplace
10. Scallyways
p.126
N.- rascals; cheaters
Use the word in the sentence.
Adv.- gloomily; unhappily
Chapter 18-Like a Real Son
1. Why did Miz Lizbet take off running? Why has she been running ever since? What is she running to?
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Chapter 19- Plumb Crazy
2. Would you have shot the bull? Why or Why not? Support your answer with evidence from the story.
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Chapter 21- Wild Indigo
3. Who was in the wagon that showed up at the Weaver’s house? Why did Ma say she could not accept
the gifts? Who said “Amen” from inside the wagon? Use evidence from test to support your answers.
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