The Paper Menagerie - Vocab Quiz

to gently calm; to reduce pain or discomfort

• wallow

• pounce

• soothe

• crease

showing feelings of superiority (as if others are beneath you)

• condescending

• wallow

• scheming

• translucent

involved in making secret and underhanded plans

• soothe

• menagerie

• catalog

• scheming

allowing light (but not detailed shapes) to pass through

• catalog

• translucent

• wallow

• menagerie

a collection of wild animals kept in captivity

• menagerie

• crease

• wallow

• sullen

a book containing lists of items for sale, especially one produced by a mail-order company

• condescending

• crease

• catalog

• pounce

to roll about or lie relaxed in mud or water

• soothe

• translucent

• pounce

• wallow

gloomy and quiet; brooding; upset

• scheming

• crease

• sullen

• condescending

a line or ridge produced on paper or cloth by folding or pressing

• menagerie

• crease

• soothe

• catalog

to attack suddenly, especially by jumping

• condescending

• wallow

• sullen

• pounce