The Boy on the Wooden Box - Novel Study Vocabulary - Lists 1 & 2

What does the word "anxiety" mean?

• To act boldly, blatantly, without care

• Confusion, disorder, disruption

• To be filled with nervousness, unease, concern

• The act of being destroyed, made gloomy, ruin

What is the meaning of "brazenly"?

• To be ecstatic, extremely happy

• Making one feel inferior by belittling them

• To act boldly, blatantly, without care

• Desperate, panicky, hysterical

Which word describes a state of confusion, disorder, or disruption?

• Despair

• Chaos

• Impressive

• Furtively

What does "delirious" mean?

• Pointlessness, uselessness

• To be ecstatic, extremely happy

• Impassable, solid, unforgiving

• Violent agitation of mind or feeling, upheaval

What does "demeaning" refer to?

• Amazing, special, odd

• Making one feel inferior by belittling them

• Brutally, violently, cruelly

• Slyly, secretly, sneakily

What is the definition of "desolation"?

• Hopelessness, anguish

• The act of being destroyed, made gloomy, ruin

• Remarkable, striking, outstanding

• Filthy, nasty, neglected

Which word means "hopelessness, anguish"?

• Despair

• Extraordinary

• Ferociously

• Jubilant

What does "extraordinary" mean?

• Desperate, panicky, hysterical

• Amazing, special, odd

• Pointlessness, uselessness

• Horrendous, appalling, horrifying

What is the meaning of "ferociously"?

• Proud, thrilled, delighted

• Brutally, violently, cruelly

• Impassable, solid, unforgiving

• Yells, screams, screeches

What does "frantic" mean?

• Slyly, secretly, sneakily

• Desperate, panicky, hysterical

• Pointlessness, uselessness

• Horrendous, appalling, horrifying