Blizzard's Wake Vocabulary Chapter's 24-25

Hands were grappling at him, pulling, tugging. What is the meaning of the word grappling?

• engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle.

• seize hold of (someone)

• struggle with or work hard to deal with or overcome (a difficulty or challenge)

He could just make out the dashboard of a car, indistinct in the darkness. What is the meaning of the word indistinct?

• not sharply outlined or separable

• faint, dim

• not clearly recognizable or understandable

The doctor picked it up and a faint circle of light fell on the dashboard. What is the meaning of the word faint in this sentence?

• weak, dizzy

• lacking courage and spirit

• hardly perceptible

Kate was tormented by indecision. What does the word tormented mean in this sentence?

• a source of vexation or pain

• extreme pain or anguish of body or mind

• the infliction of torture

Around her, the bones and joints of the old house creaked and groaned, buffeted by the wind. What does the word buffeted mean in this sentence?

• to strike sharply especially with the hand

• to drive, force, move, or attack by or as if by repeated blows

• to strike repeatedly

Only fifty feet, but perhaps that was all that she would need to tether herself to the fence and explore along the ditch and the road. What is a synonym for tether in this sentence

• leash

• coil

• wind

• loosen

Kate checked the kerosene lamps at the windows to be sure they were anchored securely and were at the best possible vantage point for a traveler to see. What is a synonym for vantage point in this sentence?

• interpretation

• angle

• window

• outlook

Kate realized that this side of the barn, facing west, had received far more than its share of snow, and it was hereon the northwest side that the drifts would be deepest. What is the best synonym for drifts in this sentence?

• currents

• tides

• mounds

• contents