lofd vocab quiz

What is the meaning of mortification in the following sentence

"...and the freckles on Jack’s face disappeared under a blush of mortification"

• shyness.

• Sense of humiliation and shame

• sense of anger

• flexible

What does pliant mean in the following sentence?

" ...the boys had to thread through them like pliant needles".

• Influenced

• Easily bent

• Non-bendable

• Stiff

What is the meaning of twining in the following sentence?

"....Ralph sketched a twining line from the bald spot on which they stood down a slope"

• seperate

• wrap

• divide

• bendable

what is the meaning of astern in the following sentence?

"...for a moment they felt that the boat was moving steadily astern"

• next to

• infront

• behind

• fast

what is the meaning of enormity in the following sentence

"The pause was only long enough for them to understand what an enormity the downward stroke would be"

• small

• large or huge

• wierd

• amazing