"The Veldt" Vocabulary

Front

“Hadley was filled with admiration for the mechanical genius who had conceived this room.”
What does the word conceived mean?

Back

created

Front

“What fun for everyone…when you felt like a quick jaunt to a foreign land.”
What does jaunt mean in this sentence?

Back

trip

Front

“If you intersperse this Africa with a little variety- oh, Sweden perhaps, or Denmark or China.”
What does intersperse mean in this sentence?

Back

scatter among or between

Front

“A miracle of efficiency selling for an absurdly low price.”
What does the word absurdly mean in the sentence?

Back

outrageously

Front

“The walls began to purr and recede into the distance.”
What does recede mean in the sentence?

Back

go back

Front

“Here were the lions now…so feverishly and startlingly real you could feel the prickling fur on your hand.”
What does the word feverishly mean in the sentence?

Back

energetically

Front

“Reluctantly he locked the huge door.”
What does Reluctantly mean in the sentence?

Back

with hesitation

Front

“We’ve been contemplating our mechanical, electrical navels for too long.”
What does contemplating mean in the sentence?

Back

thinking about

Front

“They both stood appalled at the other’s reaction.”
What does appalled mean in this sentence?

Back

shocked in a disgusted way

Front

“And then another roar from the lions which subsided quickly.”
What does subsided mean in the sentence?

Back

lessened