ch. 6-15 Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

I sighed as I wrote out my math problem nimbly holding my pencil between my toes.

What does the word nimbly mean?

• moving with ease

• excluded or ignored

• secretly

I didn't have the energy to tell them my arms were chopped off in a guillotine or something.

What does the word guillotine mean?

• usual speech

• a medieval device containing a large blade between two posts that is used to cut someone as punishment

• excluded or ignored

I had an extremely rare genetic disorder that causes malformation of the limbs.

What does the word genetic mean?

• scattering around

• condition relating to the genetics of gene make up of a person

• too small to be of any importance

I am an entirely insignificant event in the life of this cactus.

What does the word insignificant mean?

• too small to be of any importance

• sudden, involuntary muscle movements

• excluded or ignored

Spaghetti understands how it feels to be ostracized by the other kids.

What does the word ostracized mean?

• to have part of the body cut off

• relating to the nervous system

• excluded or ignored

Tourettes syndrome is a neurological disorder that causes involuntary motor or oral tics.

What doe the word tics mean?

• excluded or ignored

• moving with ease

• sudden, involuntary muscle movements

Connor grinned, then barked. Were your arms amputated for some reason?

What does the word amputated mean?

• to have part of the body cut off

• reluctantly

• secret

Connor begrudgingly opened the door for Aven and scowled.

What does the word begrudgingly mean?

• scattering around

• mischievous pranks

• reluctantly

Aven tapped her foot while the cowboys went on with their daily spiel.

What does the word spiel mean?

• moving with ease

• excluded or ignored

• usual speech

The fight was all messed up now and people started dispersing into the rest of the park.

What does the word dispersing mean?

• to have part of the body cut off

• secret

• scattering around