RPA Literacy Vocab Check - Ruby in the Smoke

Pretense

• behaviour that makes someone believe something that is not true

• Action that takes place before

• to hold something tightly

• to interrupt

Gallant

• brave

• shiny

• large

• high up

Wretched

• unhappy or sick

• ugly

• twist tightly to get the water out

• needs to be twisted

Vigorously

• showing lots of physical energy or life

• slowly and deliberately

• staying perfectly still

• wake someone quickly

Sentimental

• showing kind feelings like love and sympathy

• standing very still

• acting the way a soldier would act

• a sad state of mind

Scrutinising

• to examine very carefully

• to crumble up into small pieces

• to speak quietly

• underestimating the effect of someone

Articulate

• to express ideas clearly in words

• to shout across a room

• to create a painting or sculpture

• to cook in oil

Surmounted

• to deal successfully with a problem

• to climb a tall peak and get to the other side

• to affix to a wall

• to escape from a basement

Succession

• a series of events or people that happen one after another

• when things go according to plan

• a celebration

• the highest rank in the military or government

Prone

• to often suffer from injuries or something bad

• awake

• something that happened before

• incorrect