Scat Vocabulary Chapter 12-13

The litterbug was flabbergasted to find four tons of raw garbage on top of his red BMW convertible.

Flabbergasted means....

• astonished

• surprised

• perplexed

• all of the above

Twilly's mother wrote a dreadful romance novel that she published under the pseudonym Rosaless DuPont. Pseudonym means....

• writer

• pen name

• magazine

• newspaper

"Have you checked out the price of petrol, Dad?" What is the American word for petrol?

• gas

• oil

• diesel

• liquid

Florida's richest petroleum deposits lay miles offshore and were controlled by two giant companies.

Deposits means ....

• waste

• wetland

• waist

• wilderness

The small drill rig would be concealed in a tall stand of ball cypress.

concealed means...

• visible

• bright

• hidden

• made up

He held up a plastic biro stamped with the name of the Red Diamond Company.

A biro is ...

• a lighter

• a pen

• a clipboard

• a knife

Jimmy Lee Bayliss had decided to make daily patrols by helicopter over the wetlands.

wetlands is also known as ...

• a forest

• woodlands

• a swamp

• meadows

The other students remained silent, but the mood was definitely hostile.

hostile meaning....

• inquisitive

• helpful

• hateful

• humorous

The essay was marked with crimson slashes, circles, and scribbles.

crimson meaning...

• large

• small

• red

• dark

He'd been upstaged in his own class, only this time the circumstances didn't allow for a witty retort.

• snappy answer

• silly answer

• sweet answer

• slow answer