The witches Vocab Practice Ch. 16-18

What is the meaning of the word immensely as it is used in the following sentence?

"He had eaten three bananas and was now attacking a fourth. He had become immensely fat."

•  stepped or walked on; past tense of tread 

•  to a very great or immense degree or extent: EXCEEDINGLY

• a device used to correct defects of vision : GLASSES

• to move in or as if in a brisk pace; scurry

What is the meaning of the word clasp as it is used in the following question?

"Her handbag was a large bulgy black-leather affair with a tortoise-shell clasp."

• -noisy confusion; mental excitement or confusion

• a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together

• a small usually square piece of cloth used for usually personal purposes (such as blowing the nose) or as a clothing accessory

• what one intends to do or bring about

What is the meaning of the word intention as it is used in the following sentence?

"I had no intention of keeping out of sight. I wanted to see everything."

• an unfortunate accident

• a resting place or vantage point: SEAT

• what one intends to do or bring about

• noisy confusion; mental excitement or confusion

What is the meaning of the word halted as used in the following sentence?

"My grandmother, dressed in black lace, went thumping across the floor of the Lounge and halted in front of the Jenkins's table.

• to move oneself up or down something vertical (such as a pole), especially by alternately hugging it with the arms or hands and the legs

• to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : DEVIATE

• to move in or as if in a brisk pace; scurry

• stopped

What is the meaning of the word coarse as it is used in the following sentence?

"He was a large coarse man and he wasn't used to being pushed around by anybody."

• crude or unrefined in taste, manners, or language; harsh

• made different in some way

• a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together

• requiring careful handling

What is the meaning of the word bristle as it is used in the following sentence?

"My poor grandmother, who had been doing her best to be as kind to them as possible, now began to bristle a bit herself."

•  requiring careful handling

• to take on an aggressively defensive attitude

• to bring to a stop

• to move in or as if in a brisk pace; scurry

What is the meaning of the word delicate as it is used in the following sentence?

"This is a rather delicate and personal matter. "

• to a very great or immense degree or extent: EXCEEDINGLY

•  requiring careful handling

• making no utterance: not speaking or making noise

• a device used to correct defects of vision :

What is the meaning of the word spectacles as used in the sentence below?

"If Bruno has broken a window or smashed your spectacles, then I'll pay for the damage, but I'm not budging out of this seat."

• a device used to correct defects of vision : GLASSES

• a metallic vessel usually used for boiling liquids

• loss of hope and surrender to despair

• noisy or energetic activity

What is the meaning of the word mishap as it is used in the following sentence?

"Your son has suffered a rather unfortunate mishap."

•  a small usually square piece of cloth used for usually personal purposes (such as blowing the nose) or as a clothing accessory

• to a very great or immense degree or extent : EXCEEDINGLY

• an unfortunate accident

• to move in or as if in a brisk pace; scurry

What is the meaning of the word altered as it is used in the following sentence?

" 'The plain fact is,' my grandmother said, 'that your son Bruno has been rather drastically altered' "

• requiring careful handling

• made different in some way

• to a very great or immense degree or extent : EXCEEDINGLY

• making no utterance : not speaking or making noise