Vocabulary 1 16-17

in fear of possible harm

• ominous
• apprehensive
• forboding

built in ability

• defiance
• meander
• aptitude

noise and confusion

• commotion
• monotonous
• jabber

clever; good at being tricky

• eavesdrop
• cunning
• grueling

a hateful challenge

• falter
• defiant
• ominous

listen to a speaker without their knowledge

• eavesdrop
• jabber
• monotonous

move slowly, as if about to give way

• commotion
• falter
• apprehensive

moving to the point of exhaustion

• meander
• falter
• grueling

talk in a noisy, excited way

• aptitude
• commotion
• jabber

move at a slow pace or in a circular way

• meander
• falter
• grueling