VOCABULARY FOR THE
CHICKEN LITTLE CHRONICLES,
STORY #2

Chicken Little Works It Out

 

abode - home, dwelling.
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affluent  - prosperous, wealthy, rich       

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aftermath -    that which  results or follows an event    
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blithe-merry, cheerful
blithesome
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 blunder- stupid mistake, careless mistake
 
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 broods-   to think continually about something usuallyin  a negative way.

(as a noun—a family with children) 
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calamity  - a happening which is terribly wrong, grievous 
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cogitations- - contemplations, thoughts, meditation                  
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collaborate- - to work cooperatively together   
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comrade-  a person who shares closely in another’s activities  
comraderie
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confidant -a person with whom very personal issues are shared  
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consume-   to use up, eat up, absorb             
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dejecteddepressed, disheartened, low spirits            ___________________________________________________________________________________
demeanor-conduct, behavior, presentation of oneself    ___________________________________________________________________________________
den -  a secluded place, a quiet place, in a home or for animals, a lair; also, a leisure room in a house  ___________________________________________________________________________________
despondent 
- feeling hoplessness or  discouraged
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determination
- resolved about something,   to be sure about  
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dolorous -
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dominate 
- to rule over, control   
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donned -
to put on or dress in
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ebullience
- high spirits, enthusiasm, also 
overflowing,passionate 

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embroil 
bring into strife,  involve in  conflict or trouble  
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erudite - learned, scholarly   
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esteemed
respected, highly regarded    

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 expiation -  the act of making up for , atoning,  get relief

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expeditiously
-done in a prompt, immediate manner 
___________________________________________________________________________________ exuberant -feeling extremely good , overflowing with enthusiasm
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fare
-to experience good or bad  fortune    
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fate-an inevitable outcome; an event or series of events or situation that was (is ) bound to happen.
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fete
  -a festive celebration  
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fiasco- a complete failure   
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forthwith- immediately, at once
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frolicking
(adj)   merry making,  joyous playfulness          
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glumness
(n) a  gloomy , sullen, mood     
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habitat
  ( n)      a place where someone lives, usually used when
referring to the native environment of an animal or plant.
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hustled
  (v)     to be pushed or ushed   
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immortal
 (adj)   not subject to dying, remembered or celebrated for all  time  
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immutable
(adj)   unchangeable, unalterable, changeless    
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impetuous
 (adj)    characterized by sudden or rash energy                ___________________________________________________________
imprudent  (adj)   unwise, not practical,  not cautious   
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impulsive
(adj) action  taken swayed or based on emotion without

                                             rational thought.                 
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inevitably
 (adj)   sure to happen, cannot be avoided         
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iniquity
(n) great injustice , wickedness     
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innumerable
(adj) many in number, very numerous        
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irascibility
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iterative
 (adj)  repetitious, repeating     
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jubilantly
  (adv) showing great joy or triumph        
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leisurely
 (adj)   unhurried, doing something without haste  

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meandering 
  (adj)   winding , not   straight or  direct   

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melancholy
    (n)   a gloomy state of mind 
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miraculously
  (adv)      in the nature of a miracle,  marvelous    

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mirthful 
  (adj)  joyous, jolly    
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modest 
(adj)   simple, moderate, not showy, unpretentious    

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morose
 (adj)  gloomily ill-humored, depressing (also can mean willful
 

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mourn
 (v)  to feel or express sorrow or grief   

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muse
   (v)    to silently meditate, think about something    
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optimism
( n)  the tendency to be hopeful and look at the favorable side

                                of happenings and possibilities , hopeful   

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peevish 
(adj)  cross,  fretful,  emotional irritation  

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pensively
(adj) deeply and seriously thoughtful, sometimes in a sad way

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perilous
 (adj) dangerous, risky      

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pernicious
(adj)     harmful, hurtful, injurious     

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plight
   (n)  a condition or state, usually an unfavorable one
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pundit 
(n)  a learned person, an authority on something, an expert
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precipitate

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quotidian
  (adj)  daily   
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reflecting 
(v)   to think about something carefully, ponder 
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resolution
 (n)      a determined decision  about something     
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revelry
(n)  doing something which produces merriment, fun 

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revert
  (v)   go back to a previous condition or belief 

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sanguine
  (adj)    cheerful, hopeful, confident     

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scampered
(v)   to run,  especially playfully as a child 
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scholarly 
(adj) having the qualities  of highly educated, and learned
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self-censure
  (adj)   having self criticism,  showing disapproval of oneself 
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shun
 (v)     to keep away from,  avoid      
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somberly
  (adj)  gloomy,  dismal, depressing  
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sullen
(adj)  showing irritation, ill humor, quietly gloomy                

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summarily
 
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traumatic
  (adj)   pertaining to a severe, sometimes startling experience

                            which leaves bad effects    
   

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trivial 
 (adj)   of little importance or value, insignificant 
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veritable
  (adj)   being truly or very much so,  something very true
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vexatious 
  (adj)   irritating, annoying
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vicissitudes 
(n)  changes,  successive alterating  , changing phases or conditions   
   

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vivacious
  (adj)    lively, animated, spightly
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voraciously
(adv)  doing something to an extreme degree, sometimes excessively
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wallow
    ( v)   to live in an indulgent manner,  in  positive and frequently negative ways
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wane(v)    to decline in power
or importance and significant