Vocabulary • Ch 23 - Tuck Everlasting • Definitions

What word means doing something without thinking or paying attention?

• mindlessly

• guilt

• gentility

• rattle

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the definition of 'unspea​kably'?

• Being polite and well-mannered

• Not feeling sorry or guilty about something

• Ready to do something, calm and ready to act

• Unspeakably: In a way that cannot be described

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What word means to lose in a contest or battle?

• defeated

• forbidden

• restlessly

• chimed

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the definition of 'ponderous'?

• Strong, sudden bursts of wind

• Very heavy or having great weight

• At a constant and gradual pace

• Not feeling sorry or guilty about something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the definition of 'remorseless'?

• To make a rapid series of noises

• Unable to stay still or calm

• Not feeling sorry or guilty about something

• To take something into the stomach

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the definition of 'plaintive'?

• Very heavy or having great weight

• Sad or expressing sorrow in a sound

• Word: Alarmed Meaning: Feeling worried or scared about something

• Unspeakably: In a way that cannot be described

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the definition of 'gentility'?

• Walking quietly on the front of your feet

• Unable to stay still or calm

• Being polite and well-mannered

• At a constant and gradual pace

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the definition of 'haze'?

• To make a rapid series of noises

• Strong, sudden bursts of wind

• Word: Alarmed Meaning: Feeling worried or scared about something

• A blurry or misty condition in air

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the definition of 'rattle'?

• Feeling bad when you do something wrong

• Being polite and well-mannered

• To make a rapid series of noises

• A very short amount of time

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the definition of 'gusts'?

• Very heavy or having great weight

• Unspeakably: In a way that cannot be described

• Strong, sudden bursts of wind

• Feeling bad when you do something wrong

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4