Amber on the Mountain

1. Amber on the Mountain pages 114-143 Vocabulary

2. bris tled

3. bristled The angry cat’s fur bristled. It seemed to stand straight up on the cat’s curved back.

4. bristled Trees bristled on the mountain like porcupine quills.

5. Bristled means stood up like bristles on a brush.

6. gid dy

7. giddy I felt giddy after riding the roller coaster. I was dizzy and light-headed.

8. giddy And the air made you giddy – it was that clear.

9. Giddy means dizzy or light-headed.

10. stub born

11. stubborn When I don’t want to do something, I am very stubborn. I just refuse to do it.

12. stubborn She stared at Amber. A stubborn look came into her eyes.

13. Stubborn means not wanting to give up.

14. task

15. task The teacher gave me the task, or job, of erasing the chalkboard.

16. task “You can,” said Anna. “Just pretend you’re old Rockhead. Set your whole self to the task.”

17. Taskmeans the work to be done.

18. no tion

19. notion The artist had a notion, or idea, about how to draw a cartoon.

20. notion “Just what notion have you now, Miss Rockhead?” Amber asked.

21. A notionis an idea.

22. sol i tar y

23. solitary There’s not a cookie left in the jar. Not a solitary one!

24. solitary And funny thing – not one solitary soul rolled off that road.

25. Solitary means alone; single.

26. con cen tra tion

27. concentration Talking during a test breaks my concentration. I find it hard to keep my mind on the test.

28. concentration Her tongue curled to her upper lip in concentration, like a lizard stalking a bug.

29. Concentration means putting your mind to something.