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How The Guinea Fowl Got Her Spots. Edited by Mrs. Randolph Ralph Witters Elementary Unit 4 Lesson 4. Glossy. Bright and shiny Synonym: glistening Antonym: dull Nganga the Guinea Fowl had glossy black feathers all over. delicate. Not strong Something easily removed, or broken
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How The Guinea Fowl Got Her Spots Edited by Mrs. Randolph Ralph Witters Elementary Unit 4 Lesson 4
Glossy • Bright and shiny • Synonym: glistening • Antonym: dull • Nganga the Guinea Fowl had glossy black feathers all over.
delicate • Not strong • Something easily removed, or broken • Synonym: breakable • Guinea Fowl craned her head and admired the delicate speckle covering her back.
reeds • Tall grass • Antonym: mowed lawn • But something yellow was twitching in the reeds.
bank • The land along a stream of river • Synonym: edge • She scratched and scrambled up the bank as fast as she could.
admired • To think well of someone or something • Synonym: Respected, loved • Antonym: unwanted • Guinea Fowl craned her head and admired the delicate speckles covering her back.
temper • Mood, a way of feeling • Synonym: feeling • He went home in a terrible temper, growling like his empty belly.
I am so pretty! I know you must think so, too! My lovely spots are just the thing for hiding in the shadows and grass.