Vocabulary Tall Tales

These flashcards are from the middle school unit on tall tales.  Students must know definitions and parts of speech.

20 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

Cards In This Set

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Ruse
Noun
a trick
Stratagem
Noun
a plan for defeating an opponent
Usurped
Verb
took power or authority away from
Invincible
Adjective
unbeatable
Futile
Adjective
useless; hopeless
Inexplicable
Adjective
unexplainable
Skeptic
Noun
a doubter
Granite
Noun
a type of hard stone
Undaunted
Adjective
not giving way to fear
Tall tale
Noun
a humorousstory that recounts exaggerated events in a matter-of-fact way, using the everyday speech of the common people
Conviction
Noun
a fixed or firm belief
Musing
Adjective

absorbed in thought; meditative; thinking deeply
Gross
Noun
12 dozen
Gait
Noun
the foot movement of a horse; a manner of walking, stepping, or running
Commotion
Noun
a noisy movement; disorder