Stargirl - Vocabulary Quiz, Ch. 17-26

The land was completely _____ ; not a single tree or person could be seen for miles.

• smitten

• repent

• barren

• wrest

One might say that a person who speaks in front of thousands of people has a lot of _____ .

• gumption

• dignitary

• gloating

• repent

Walking along the beach's _____ during summer is one of my favorite things to do.

• prospector

• derelict

• promenade

• wrest

What word means, "to forcefully grab or take something away?"

• smitten

• immobilize

• repent

• wrest

Those _____ buildings are so unsafe that nobody could possibly live there.

• derelict

• dilapidated

• introverted

• grope

Julia entered the dark basement and began to frantically _____ for a light switch.

• repent

• grope

• immobilize

• wrest

We attempted to _____ the dangerous dog by tightly chaining it to a tree.

• dignitary

• gloating

• immobilize

• introverted

Which vocabulary word means, "someone who explores an area for mineral deposits?"

• dignitary

• prospector

• promenade

• derelict

After the basketball team won the championship game, the head coach began _____ .

• gumption

• smitten

• gloating

• primitive

Lucy was a very ____ young lady; she never went out to parties and did not like to speak in front of large crowds.

• gloating

• smitten

• dilapidated

• introverted