VOCAB ON SNIPER, INTERLOPERS

WHAT DOES THE WORD "RETORT" MEAN?

• TO SAY A BAD WORD

• TO MOVE IN CIRCLES

• TO REPLY WITH A SHARP ANSWER

• TO TAKE A DIFFERENT PHYSICAL POSTIION

"PRECIPITOUS" (HARD TO SAY!) COMES FROM THE WORD "PRECIPICE (ALSO HARD TO SAY). WHAT DOES A "PRECIPITOUS" AREA LOOK LIKE?

• IT IS FILLED WITH DANGEROUS PEAKS AND SHARP SLOPES

• IT SHOWS THE EFFECTS OF A LOT OF RAIN, SUCH A TREES, GREEN AREAS, AND MOSS

• IT IS SANDY, HOT, AND DIFFICULT TO LIVE IN

• IT IS LIKE ANOTHER PLANET, NOT FIT FOR HUMANS TO LIVE IN

THE WORD "TURRET" IS OFTEN USED IN WARTIME. WHAT IS A TURRET?

• IT IS AN ITEM USED TO DIG TUNNELS TO CRAWL IN OR TO HIDE IN

• IT IS A SPECIAL KIND OF GUN CARRIED BY MILITARY MEN

• IT IS THE TYPE OF BALL WHICH IS PUT INTO A CANNON

• IT IS THE ROUND, ROTATING TOP OF A TANK, INCLUDING A LONG, CANNON-LIKE WEAPON

AT THE END OF "THE SNIPER," THE WORD "REVOLTED" IS USED. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

• IT MEANS TO TURN AWAY IN DISGUST

• IT MEANS TO TURN AND RUN AWY

• IT MEANS TO FIRE BACK AT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE

• IT MEANS TO RE-LOAD A GUN OR OTHER WEAPER

IN " THE INTERLOPERS," THE WORD "CONDOLENCES" IS USED. WHAT ARE THESE?

• THE WORD REFERS TO THE OTHER MEN WHO ARE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTERS

• IT MEANS TO WORK TOGETHER TOWARDS A SOLUTION

• IT MEANS KIND WORDS OF SYMPATHY, USUALLY SENT IN A CARD

• IT MEANS A HANDSHAKE TO SECURE A FRIENDSHIP

"RECONCILIATION" SEEMS LIKE A DIFFICULT WORD, BUT THE PREFIX AND ROOT MAKE THE MEANING EASIER TO UNDERSTAND. THE MEN IN "THE INTERLOPERS" USE IT WHEN THEY IMAGINE THE TWO OF THEM RIDING TOGETHER IN TOWN. WHAT DOES THE WORD MEAN?

• IT REFERS TO A FEAST EATEN BY A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE

• IT REFERS TO A LARGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE IN A VEHICLE

• IT REFERS TO A CHANGE OF HEART

• IT REFERS TO 2 PEOPLE WHO HAVE DISAGREED DECIDING TO COME TOGETHER AGAIN

TO WHAT DOES THE LITERARY TERM "FORESHADOWING" MEAN? BE SURE TO USE A COMPLETE SENTENCE.

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"FANATIC" CANBE A NOUN OR AN ADJECTIVE, : A TYPE OF PERSON OR THE WORD USED TO DESCRIBE THAT PERSON. IN EITHER CASEM WHAT DOES "FANATIC" MEAN?

• A PERSON WHO IS OBSESSED WITH SOMETHING/"OVER THE TOP"

• A PERSON WHO FINDS SOMETHING OR SOMEONE VERY INTERESTING

• A PERSON WHO CHANGES HIS OR HER MIND TOO EASILY

• A PERSON WHO BELONGS TO A FAN GROUP OF ANY KIND

THE WORD "GIBBERISH" COMES FROM THE WORD "GIBBER,"WHICH MEANS TO DO WHAT?

• TO CLUCK LIKE A TURKEY

• TO SPEAK CONSTANTLY/TOO MUCH

• TO SPEAK A LANGUAGE WHICH IS ANCIENT OR NO LONGER SPOKEN MUCH

• TO SPEAK IN A WAY WHICH DOES NOT MAKE SENSE

THE WORD "REMORSE" INDICATES THE CHANGE IN THE SNIPER'S FEELING AFTER HE HAS KILLED THE OTHER MAN. TEH WORD "REMORSE" MEANS WHAT?

• DISAPPOINTMENT AT HAVING DONE SOMETHING THE WRONG WAY

• A WISH TO DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY

• GUILT OR FEELINGS OF BEING SORRY FOR HAVING DONE SOMETHING

• A LACK OF SYMPATHY FOR SOMEONE WHOM YOU HAVE HURT