Tuck Everlasting Vocabulary Ch.1-4

The teacher went off on a tangent when she was interrupted during her instruction. What does tangent mean?

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• capable of being reached

• a quick reply to a question or remark; comeback

• switching suddenly from one course of action or thought to another

The ramp makes the house accessible for anyone in a wheelchair. What does accessible mean?

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• capable of being reached

• a quick reply to a question or remark; comeback

• switching suddenly from one course of action or thought to another

I had to veer off the road to miss the squirrel. What does veer mean?

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• capable of being reached

• a quick reply to a question or remark; comeback

• switching suddenly from one course of action or thought to another

My daughter felt forlorn after her car was totalled in an accident. What does forlorn mean?

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• showing hopelessness

• a quick reply to a question or remark; comeback

• greatly annoyed; out of patience

I was rueful that I had yelled at my puppy. What does rueful mean?

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• showing hopelessness

• a quick reply to a question or remark; comeback

• feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

I was filled with melancholy when my father passed away. What does melancholy mean?

• overcome in sorrow; deep sadness

• showing hopelessness

• a quick reply to a question or remark; comeback

• feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

The farmer is treating her cows for Bovine Respiratory Disease. What does bovine mean?

• a small part remaining after the main part no longer exists

• showing hopelessness

• wild or domestic (tame) cattle

• feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

The seamstress used a fabric remnant to make a hair bow to match the dress. What does remnant mean?

• a small part remaining after the main part no longer exists

• showing hopelessness

• wild or domestic (tame) cattle

• feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

Angela made an angry retort when her mom asked her to clean her room again. What does retort mean?

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• showing hopelessness

• a quick reply to a question or remark; comeback

• greatly annoyed; out of patience

The substitute teacher was exasperated by the behavior of the class. What does exasperated mean?

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• showing hopelessness

• a quick reply to a question or remark; comeback

• greatly annoyed; out of patience