Divergent Chapter 25-31 Vocabulary

Front

The word that means 'disarrange or rumple; dishevel' and is used in the sentence 'Christina and Will walk toward the dormitories, Christina _____ Will’s hair and Will jabbing her in the ribs.'

Back

tousle

Front

The word that means 'squeeze together tightly' and is used in the sentence 'He forces breath in and out through an open mouth and his teeth are _____.'

Back

clench

Front

guttural
Example sentence: He makes a _____ noise.

Back

relating to or articulated in the throat

Front

The word that means 'give an incentive for action' and is used in the sentence 'Excitement runs through me like the blood in my veins, _____ by the hope that he might confirm that he is Divergent, that he is like me, that we can figure out what it means together.'

Back

propel

Front

The word that means 'make a thrusting forward movement' and is used in the sentence 'He yells and _____ at me with outstretched hands, with fingernails that look like claws.' is _____

Back

lunge

Front

inches above the _____ water.

Back

hazardous

Front

The word that means 'express strong disapproval of; deplore' and is used in the sentence 'I’m not trying to be self-_____,' I say, 'I just don’t get it. I’m younger. I’m not pretty. I—' is

Back

deprecate

Front

The word that means 'an insane person' is _____

Back

lunatic

Front

The word for 'not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving' is _________.

Back

incredulous

Front

make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities

Back

overcompensate