WTMMTM Vocabulary - Chapters 9-11

What does the word twine mean?

• physically or mentally exhausted by hard work

• a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together.

• to parade or display oneself defiantly, or boldly.

• a low or subdued tone

What does the word leering mean?

• a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together.

• to speak

• to parade or display oneself defiantly, or boldly

• to look at someone with a bad or sneaky intention

Which word means:

to burn unsteadily; shine with a wavering light

• flickering

• subdued

• fatigue

• twine

Which word means:

reduced in fullness of tone, as a color or voice; muted

• apprentice

• subdued

• conceited

• flaunt

What is an apprentice?

• a person who works for another in order to learn a trade:

• to look at someone with a bad or sneaky intention

• moving in a dragging or clumsy manner.

• the feeling of displeasure at some act, or remark causing injury or insult

Which word means:

physically or mentally exhausted by hard work

• subdued

• uttered

• weariness

• miserable

What does the word flaunt mean?

• to parade or display oneself defiantly, or boldly

• an authoritative order, charge, or direction

• to speak

• moving in a dragging or clumsy manner

What does the word rustling mean?

• to speak

• excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.

• to make a succession of slight, soft sounds

• weariness from bodily or mental exertion

Which word means:

the feeling of displeasure at some act, or remark causing injury or insult

• weariness

• subdued

• resentment

• conceited

Which word means:

moving in a dragging or clumsy manner

• apprentice

• conceited

• flaunt

• shuffling