Artemis Fowl Chapter 6

"His father was the priority here, not some moneymaking scheme."A priority is

• something that is barely worth concern

• the most important thing

• the smartest person in a group of scientists

• the person ranking next below the abbot of an abbey

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"What would he say if it was his father miraculously returned?"Miraculously is

• a magic word because it has two u's

• an adverb meaning something appears to be unexplained by the laws of nature, like a miracle

• a verb meaning to pass through a mirror or other reflecting object

• too long a word to worry about

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"What she wanted to do was incapacitate this insolent pup with her elbow.."Incapacitate means

• to make invisible

• to remove the head

• to disable, to make useless or unable to harm you

• to give vast power or knowledge

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"Holly sat, never taking her eyes from the diminutive monster before her."Diminutive means

• brightly colored and very bossy

• wearing dull colors and having braided hair growing from the ears

• being small or miniature

• being flashy because it is covered with crystal gem

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"It would lower her morale." Morale is

• a rank you earn through hard work

• a rank you earn due to passing tests after reading books

• thinking you are better than everyone else

• a state of well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose

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".. She would be banished.." Banished means

• allowed to join the community band even if you cannot play an instrument

• forced to leave a group, usually forever, for doing something really bad

• to be covered with gook and feathers as punishment for telling too many bad jokes

• placed in charge of making the banish each week.

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A sardonic smile is

• a good sign because you must be the winner of the contest

• a bad sign because it means you must take the test next

• a good sign because when you see it you know you are going home early

• a bad sign - sardonic means scornful or mocking

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".. learned to coexist with other species." Coexist means

• be able to live peacefully with others sharing resources and space

• able to live in an ugly, sticky mess

• be able to grow cocoa trees for everyone to use to make vanilla flavoring

• to go to war to show them who is boss and that you are right.

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"Secretly, however, he concurred with the sentiment."To concur means

• to fight with all one's might

• to secretly love and cherish

• to agree with someone

• to wash with only water, no soap

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Butler could see the invisible Retrieval Squad because

• he had spoken an ancient rhyme, backwards

• he had invented night vision goggles for the US Military

• Artemis had adapted Holly's helmet for human use

• some dolphins had revealed a secret formula to him, before the whaler blew up