Vocabulary Words for The Whipping Boy

Chapters 13-16

Fury                 Very violent anger

Foliage              The leaves of a plant

Bristled            To become rigid with anger or irritation

Wailing             To utter a prolonged, mournful cry

Pondered           To consider something deeply and thoroughly

Retrieve            To go and get

Scurvy              A disease due to a diet lacking in vitamin c

Embankment     A raised dirt mound or bank used to hold back water    

Plunder             To steal   

Surge               A strong, wavelike, forward movement

Scheme             A plan      

Decisive            To have the power to make a final decision

Roused              To awaken

The Vocabulary Test is on April 20th     

Vocabulary Words for The Whipping Boy

Chapters 17-20

Incident            An occurrence or event

Stout                Heavily built; Fat

Urgent              Requiring immediate action or attention

Ignorance         Lack of knowledge, information, or education

Manacle            A shackle for the hand; handcuff

Ballad               Any light, simple song

Impulse             A sudden, involuntary prompting to action

Betrayed           To be disloyal to a friend          

Notorious          Widely and unfavorably known   

Inaudible          Incapable of being heard

Bushel               A large, unspecified amount or number

Contrary           Something that is opposite

Foliage              The leaves of a plant

The Vocabulary Test is on April 27th