1. Vocabulary words: Dragon, Dragon Week of October 5th, 2010

2. plaguedverb You can be plagued by… fear illness “There was once a king whose kingdom was plagued by a dragon.” (Pg.5) hunger troubled; terribly bothered (by something that won’t go away) war

3. ravagedverb “Every time there was a full moon, the dragon came out of his lair and ravaged the countryside.” (Pg. 5) Violently destroyed

4. furynoun “That,” said the king in a fury, “is enough!” (p.6) unrestrained or violent anger

5. intendedverb “…and no doubt, the king had intended the meeting for everyone in the kingdom except his family and him.” (p.6) planned, meant (on purpose)

6. timidlyadverb The youngest son said timidly, “Excuse me, Your Majesty, but don’t you think the queen looks a little unwell?” lacking in courage, shyly

7. lungedverb The eldest son drew his sword, but the dragon lunged and swallowed him in a single gulp…” (p.9) plunged forward suddenly

8. bitterlyadverb Bitterly cold! And he began to weep bitterly. (p.9) hard to accept or bear

9. spurredverb to proceed hurriedly; to press forward (might use spurs to do this) …the middle son spurred his horse to a gallop and thundered through the entrance… (p.10)

10. seldomadverb However, reflecting that patience seldom goes unrewarded, the dragon kept his head up out of sight and went on waiting. (p.13) rarely; not often

11. flabbergastedverb “What?” cried the dragon, flabbergasted. (p.13) amazed; astounded