Noughts and Crosses Prologue

peculiar means:

• characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

• characteristic of one only; distinctive or special

• being or joined into a single entity

• having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences

A __________ is a fight but not necessarily a serious one. When we __________, we have a little argument, probably about something not too important.

To __________ is to jump, like when you're surprised. If you're sneaking through a dark room and step on a sleeping dog's tail - you might __________ the dog.

A __________ person is one who's motivated by compassion. You can imagine that most of the people who work for the Red Cross are __________ types.

To be in __________ of something is to replace it or substitute for it. A restaurant that's run out of clam might serve French onion soup in __________ of chowder.

When is one most likely to experience trepidation?

• before viewing a famed art exhibit

• while completing a routine work assignment

• while decorating a Christmas tree

• before crossing an icy bridge

When they came out into the waiting room, Barton Snode was standing there looking flustered, his jaw twistching from side to side.

In the sentence above, flustered has the same or almost the same meaning as:

• jealous

• rattled

• hostile

• sorrowful

idly has the same or almost the same meaning as:

• lazily

• clearly

• secrectly

• rapidly

__________ is a verb that means "to give in to something" like when you __________ your carving for chocolate by eating a big piece of it.

loathing has the same or almost the same meaning as:

• disgust

• damage

• profit

• haste