“Hairy Beast and Friends” Vocabulary 11-20
demeanor- the way in which a person behaves
woebegone- affected or marked by deep sorrow, grief, or wretchedness
serpent- a snake
laments- a feeling or an expression of grief; wails
ajar- partially opened
rummaged- to search thoroughly by handling, turning over, or disarranging the contents of
dolorous- marked by or exhibiting sorrow, grief, or pain
perturbed- to disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious
chafe- to wear away or irritate by rubbing; to annoy; vex
desolated- to lay waste, devastate; to forsake, abandon; to make lonely, forlorn, wretched
“Hairy Beast and Friends” Vocabulary 11-20
demeanor- the way in which a person behaves
woebegone- affected or marked by deep sorrow, grief, or wretchedness
serpent- a snake
laments- a feeling or an expression of grief; wails
ajar- partially opened
rummaged- to search thoroughly by handling, turning over, or disarranging the contents of
dolorous- marked by or exhibiting sorrow, grief, or pain
perturbed- to disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious
chafe- to wear away or irritate by rubbing; to annoy; vex
desolated- to lay waste, devastate; to forsake, abandon; to make lonely, forlorn, wretched