flat open grasslands

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to bump into another mass with force

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tornado cloud that is wide at the top and narrow where it touches the ground

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current of air moving upward

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whirlpools made of rotating air or water (plural of vortex)

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a scientist who studies weather

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to predict or a prediction

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a word that joins two sentences together

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knobby or twisted

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360 degree turns (complete circle)

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a sequence

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an army of citizens who are not professional soldiers

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the right to act as one chooses; freedom from the control of others

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to act against something or someone

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a word that means the same thing as another word

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someone who was on the colonists' side (fought against the British)

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someone who remained loyal to the King of England (fought against the Patriots); another name for Loyalist

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weapons

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someone who works for another person in order to learn a trade/skill

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a public sale in which something is sold to the person who offers/bids the most money

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a word that means the opposite of another word

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a letter or letters added to a word to change its meaning (prefix or suffix)

(prefix)      semicircle

                    (suffix)      closeness

peaceful; without disturbances

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to decode; to figure out the meaning

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colorful; lifelike; realistic

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a small package or wrapped object(s)

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creepy; ominous

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a group or band of gypsies

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a person who fills medical prescriptions for a living

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The comparison of one thing to another without the use of "like" or "as"

(Ex: Her eyes were glistening jewels.)

when the author uses an object or reference to add deeper meaning to a story; 

to allude to a feeling, mood or attitude without directly stating what is intended

(Ex: rainbows to show hope)

soldiers who stand at watch for danger or for people without permission to pass

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a person who loves and defends his country; a colonist who was against British rule at the time of the Revolutionary War

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to act against something or someone

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the right to act as one chooses; freedom from the control of others

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promoting radical political or social change

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a word that means the opposite of another word

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a skilled worker who makes things by hand

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the act of freeing a slave from bondage

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prisoners

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the fact of coming from particular ancestors

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a word that describes a noun

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to wander aimlessly; twisted and turned randomly

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the process of thinking something through

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lacking in light; not bright or harsh

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to have been violently or severely injured

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the measure of both the speed and direction of a moving object

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disguised; purposefully kept secret

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an especially complicted, difficult, or risky project or undertaking

sharpening; grinding; putting an edge on something

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to appease or pacify; to quiet or calm

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having notched edges like a saw

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a word that is written like another word, but with a different meaning (multiple meaning word); it can also be pronounced differently

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took hold of suddenly; grasped tightly

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leisurely walked, or strolled

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extremely ugly or horrible

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the surrounding of a place by an army in order to capture it

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a word that takes the place of a noun

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a feeling of regret or guilt for having done something wrong

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