Vocabulary • Ch 1.4 - Where the Crawdads Sing • Definitions

What word means to find or discover evidence of something?

• recede

• trace

• contort

• tetanus

What is the definition of 'recede'?

• The order in which things come next

• To move back or go away

• To gently persuade or convince someone

• To find or discover evidence of something

What is the definition of 'contort'?

• The order in which things come next

• To twist or bend out of shape

• To imitate or make fun of someone or something

• To wave or swing (something) threateningly

What is the definition of 'mock'?

• A serious infection that affects muscles

• To imitate or make fun of someone or something

• The order in which things come next

• A quick, sharp, or sudden pain

What is the definition of 'brandish'?

• To wave or swing (something) threateningly

• The head person in charge of a school

• To twist or bend out of shape

• To gently persuade or convince someone

What word means a quick, sharp, or sudden pain?

• contort

• twinge

• trace

• lockjaw

What is the definition of 'succession'?

• A quick, sharp, or sudden pain

• A serious infection that affects muscles

• The head person in charge of a school

• The order in which things come next

What word means a serious infection that affects muscles?

• trace

• tetanus

• principal

• twinge

What word means to gently persuade or convince someone?

• lockjaw

• brandish

• coax

• contort

What word means a condition that makes it difficult to open the mouth?

• coax

• contort

• lockjaw

• principal