Island of Sorrow Vocabulary

Island of Sorrow

Vocabulary

What do you think careened means in this sentence??

•  to move quickly in an out-of-control way

• to gently drift in a beautiful manner

• to build a new land formation

What does daunting mean in this sentence?

• a way of celebration

• exciting

•  activity or task that seems difficult or frightening 

What does deluge mean in this sentence?

• a synonym of drought, when the earth is too dry

•  an overwhelming amount of something

• a volcanic eruption

What does infrastructure mean in this paragraph?

• grassland used for farming

• the foundation or basic framework that keeps something standing

• beautiful resorts for tourists

What does intermittently mean in this paragraph

• for long periods of time

• starting and stopping in an inconsistent, sudden, and unpredictable manner

• rarely noticed

What does logistics mean in this excerpt?

• sudden and spontaneous planning

• most expensive manner of doing something

• the planning of all the little details that make an undertaking happen successfully

What does meteorologist mean in this excerpt?

•  scientist that deals with the Earth’s atmosphere, weather, and weather forecasting

• committee who selects the name of tropical storms and hurricanes

• people who don't see color

Multiple Choice

To discourage or frighten.

• Careen

• Daunt

• Deluge

• Intermittent

Multiple Choice

To move quickly in an out of control way.

• Careen

• Daunting

• Deluge

• Infrastructure

Multiple Choice

The car ________ into the wall and crashed.

• Careened

• Deluge

Multiple Choice

A branch of science that forecasts the weather.

• Logistics

• Careen

• Meteorologist

• Deluge

Multiple Choice

The planning, coordinating, and execution of details in a plan.

• Logistics

• Meteorologist

• Careen

• Daunting

Multiple Choice

Something that starts, stops, and starts again.

• Intermittent

• Deluge

• Careen

• Logistics

Multiple Choice

The foundation or basic framework of something.

• Careen

• Daunting

• Infrastructure

• Logistics

Multiple Choice

An overwhelming number or amount of something. Often Water.

• Deluge

• Infrastructure

• Intermittent

• Logistics

Multiple Choice

To discourage or frighten.

• Careen

• Daunting

• Deluge

• Intermittent