Vocabulary from Home of the Brave

Vocabulary Terms Overview

Gaze

• Definition: To look at someone or something for a long time.

• Part of Speech: Verb

Refugee

• Definition: A person who has been forced to leave their country or home because of war or for political, religious, or social reasons.

• Part of Speech: Noun

Harsh

• Definition: Severe; unpleasant, especially to live in.

• Part of Speech: Adjective

Regret

• Definition: To feel sorry for something you have done or not done.

• Part of Speech: Verb

Muffled

• Definition: Not loud because something is blocking the sound.

• Part of Speech: Adjective

Trot

• Definition: To move faster than a walk but not as fast as a run.

• Part of Speech: Verb

Optimist

• Definition: A person who expects good things to happen.

• Part of Speech: Noun

Scowl

• Definition: To look at someone or something in an angry or annoyed way.

• Part of Speech: Verb

Betray

• Definition: To hurt someone that trusts you, especially by sharing information about them to an enemy.

• Part of Speech: Verb

Scrawny

• Definition: Too thin in an unattractive way.

• Part of Speech: Adjective

Burden

• Definition: Something hard to take or carry.

• Part of Speech: Noun

Trudge

• Definition: To march steadily with effort.

• Part of Speech: Verb

Yearning

• Definition: A longing or desire for something.

• Part of Speech: Noun

Vastness

• Definition: Very great in size.

• Part of Speech: Noun

Clamber

• Definition: To climb awkwardly.

• Part of Speech: Verb

Frantic

• Definition: Emotionally out of control.

• Part of Speech: Adjective

Blaring

• Definition: To sound loud.

• Part of Speech: Verb

Amble

• Definition: To walk in an easy manner.

• Part of Speech: Verb