Hoot: chapter 5 vocabulary

clobbered (v)

beat up

charred (v)

burnt

poisonous (adj)

containing poison that is dangerous

fringe (n)

edge

plump (adj)

fat

venomous (adj)

full of poison; malicious and spiteful

gingerly (adv)

in a careful or cautious manner

set off (v)

start a journey

debris (n)

The scattered remains of something broken or destroyed.

impenetrable (adj)

Unable to pass through

tussle (n)

Wrestle; scuffle, fight

ominous (adj)

a sign of something unpleasant that's about to happen