Tuck Everlasting

VocabularyChapters 1 - 5

tangent

a sudden change of course (the speaker went off on a tangent)

meager

having very little

immense

huge, enormous

marionette

puppet moved by attached strings

remnants

leftovers, remains

timid

shy; easily scared

plaintive

sorrowful, mournful

bovine

ox or cow

accessible

reachable; obtainable

melancholy

sad

grimace

a twisting of the face

twilight

the period of time when the sun has set below the horizon, but light is still visible

reluctantly

showing doubt or unwillingness

instinct

automatic behavior or actions, a natural ability or desire

oppressive

cruel or harsh without just cause; causing a feeling of low spirits

conceal

hide

rueful

mournful, regretful

peered

looked

retorted

a quick, witty, or angry reply

disheartened

discouraged

protest

a complaint, to object strongly