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Vocabulary for Rifles for Watie

Explore key terms from the book “Rifles for Watie” by studying the vocabulary used in each chapter. From festooned stone fences to insolently regarding someone, delve into the vivid descriptions and meanings behind words like swarthy and staccato.

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Vocabulary for Rifles for Watie

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  1. Vocabulary for Rifles for Watie By Joon 5-4 I chose just 3 or less words for 7 of the chapters

  2. Chapter 1

  3. festooned A place with chains, garlands, or other decorations Sentence: Its stone fences festooned with honeysuckle

  4. erratic • Not even or regular in pattern or movement • Deviating from the normal or conventional in behavior or opinions Sentence: She called Kansas an erratic land.

  5. cliques • A small group of people, with shared interests or other features in common, who spend time together and do not readily allow others to join them. Sentence: its violently opposed political cliques.

  6. Chapter 2

  7. insolently • boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent Sentence: Regarding him insolently from head to foot.

  8. Chapter 3

  9. awry • with a turn or twist to one side • Sentence: His black hair was awry

  10. wan • lacking in forcefulness, competence, or effectiveness • Sentence: her tear-stained face broke into a wan smile

  11. audible • capable of being heard • Sentence: the laughter… was plainly audible.

  12. Chapter 4

  13. scourged • a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture. • Sentence: the officer scourged Jeff with another searching glare.

  14. bivouac • a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire. • Sentence: trained to cross… and bivouac in the big timber beyond.

  15. Chapter 5

  16. plait 1.a braid, especially of hair or straw. 2.a pleat or fold, as of cloth. Sentence: He helped his mother plait lamp wicks and fry refuse pork.

  17. pensive • 1.dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a pensive mood. • 2. expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness: a pensive adagio • Sentence: pensive sidelong glances at him.

  18. dejectedly • depressed in spirits • Sentence: David trudged dejectedly toward the creek.

  19. Chapter 6

  20. fatigue weariness from bodily or mental exertion Sentence: the metabolism of carbohydrates, and alleviate fatigue and altitude sickness.

  21. staccato • shortened and detached when played or sung • Sentence: Jeff heard the staccato beat of a drum.

  22. Chapter 7

  23. swarthy • dark-hued or dark • Sentence: A cunning look came into Sparrow's swarthy face.

  24. salvos • a simultaneous or successive discharge of artillery, bombs, etc. • Sentence: I made a noise like a salvo.

  25. The end

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