Escaping the Giant Wave Vocab test 1

to face in a challenge, to oppose...

• tsunami

• obnoxious

• confrontation

• brawn

sneaky, deceptive means

• compromise

• obnoxious

• brawn

• devious

The sky had an _______________________ of clouds.

• frugality

• accumulation

• indentation

• obnoxious

having a confident and easy manner means...

• maimed

• nonchalant

• compromise

• frugality

A pamphlet is another word for a...

• indentation

• devious material

• brochure

• accumulation

a tsunami is...

• a great sea wave produced by an earthquake

• a treasure of gold

• a storm caused by a hurricane

• a wave caused by a change in weather

__________________________ is a series of destructive waves, usually started by earthquakes.

• hurricane

• tornado

• tsunami

• all of the above

What is playful behavior causing harm, damage, or trouble?

• mischief

• accumulation

• brawn

• obnoxious

What is the meaning of the underlined word as used in the sentence below?

Daren never hurt me enough to have to go to the school nurse. He was much too devious for that.

• crafty, dishonest, sneaky

• strong muscles

• careful with money

• annoying, offensive

What is the meaning of the underlined word as used in the sentence below?

Mrs. Smith expects an indentation at the beginning of a paragraph.

Daren never hit Kyle hard enough to leave an indentation in the skin.

• crafty, dishonest, sneaky

• annoying, defensive

• to injure or badly cripple

• a notch, deep hole, or the act of indenting