Miles Morales Spider-Man Vocab. #1

The word fritz means:

• broken or faulty

• a type of cookie

• enemy or rival

• stutter or sputter

Answer explanation

Miles had to rescue someone. At least he thought he did. Truth was, his spider-sense had been on the fritz lately.

The word penance means:

• to badger or bother someone

• voluntary self-punishment in order to get forgiveness, or show remorse

• defiant; headstrong

• a necklace

Answer explanation

Father Jaime down at the church would've just given Miles a few Hail Marys to make penance and sent him on his way.

The word stammered means:

• to ride a horse

• leftover

• refuse to do something

• stutter or sputter

Answer explanation

"Well, um, it was...my head was doing the...I had a...a feeling," Miles stammered.

The word strewn means:

• discomfort or distress

• broken or faulty

• scattered or spread

• focusing or fixating

Answer explanation

Plastic forks, chicken bones, toilet paper gaskets and other remnants that had slipped through holes in the bags were left strewn up and down the sidewalk.

The word douse means:

• a small bird

• disguised or hidden

• drown or drench

• unhappy or irritated

Answer explanation

But also because of the sweet taste of his punishment- his torture- finally being over. Until Miles's father chose to douse the dinner with current affairs.

The word disobedient means:

• leftover or lingering

• defiant or headstrong, not obeying

• broken or faulty

• irritating or annoying

Answer explanation

"Matter of fact, just for that, you washing the dishes." "No I'm not," Miles's father said like a disobedient child.

The word bodega means:

• a store or market

• an island

• a movie in Spanish

• a kind of dance

Answer explanation

Miles would always meet Uncle Aaron on the corner of East Houston and Baruch Place at a bodega, where Aaron would buy grape soda.

The word camouflaged means:

• enemy or rival

• staring or eyeballing

• easily or smoothly

• disguised or hidden

Answer explanation

Miles instantly camouflaged, blending in with the Pepto-pink tile of the wall.

The word tapered means:

• decreased or lessened

• lit a candle

• noise or dissonance

• store or market

Answer explanation

"Oh...man...hold on..." The laughter tapered off. "Okay...woo."

The word residual means:

• easily or smoothly

• drown or drench

• leftover or lingering

• happened or occured

Answer explanation

He used his thumb and index finger as a pincer claw to pick up the empty jug he'd kicked, residual responsibility from Friday's trash cleanup.