LOF - Chapter 4 Vocabulary

What is the definition for whelm?

• without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

• engulf, submerge, or bury (someone or something)

• not to be relied upon; suspect

• the act of scolding or punishing someone

What is the word that matches this definition: without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

• Dubious

• Belligerence

• Blatant

• Preposterous

What is the missing word in this sentence: “and though there was a _____ region inhabited by Simon and Robert and Maurice, nevertheless no one had any difficulty in recognizing biguns at one end and littluns at the other.”

• Dubious: not to be relied upon; suspect

• Impalpable: unable to be felt by touch

• Preposterous: inviting mockery or scorn

• Chastisement: the act of scolding or punishing someone

What is the word that matches this definition: aggressive or angry behavior?

• Preposterous

• Tacit

• Chastisement

• Belligerence

Which two words are similar in that they both mean "implied but not stated"

• Tacit + Implication

• Belligerence + Preposterous

• Implication + Impalpable

• Tacit + Dubious

What does chastisement mean in this sentence: “In his other life Maurice had received chastisement for filling a younger eye with sand.”

• aggressive or angry behavior

• the act of scolding or punishing someone

• implied by or inferred from actions or statements

• inviting mockery or scorn

What is the definition of impalpable?

• a countless or extremely great number

• the act of scolding or punishing someone

• unable to be touched or felt

• aggressive or angry behavior

What is the missing word in this sentence: “Like a _____ of tiny teeth in a saw, the transparencies came scavenging over the beach.”

• Myriad: a countless or extremely great number

• Preposterous: inviting mockery or scorn

• Dubious: not to be relied upon; suspect

• Whelm: engulf, submerge, or bury (someone or something)

Which word has the definition of: inviting mockery or scorn

• Chastisement

• Tacit

• Preposterous

• Belligerence

What does swarthiness mean in this sentence: “When Roger opened his eyes and saw him, a darker shadow crept beneath the swarthiness of his skin”

• unable to be felt by touch

• a countless or extremely great number

• without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

• used to describe someone whose skin is weather beaten and darkened by the sun, or has an olive complexion