Five People Vocabulary 2

What does the word "crow" mean as used in the sentence: "'There’s the birthday boy,'" his mother crows when he rambles into the room"?

• To shout loudly

• To express pride or triumph

• To cry like a bird

• To whisper

Read these sentences: Eddie seethes. "I said shut it!" What does "seethe" mean?

• To laugh uncontrollably

• To cry silently

• To be extremely angry

• To speak loudly

What does "relent" mean as used in the sentence: "But she insists and they relent, and soon Joe and Eddie are laughing and stumbling into each other"?

• To continue stubbornly

• To give in or yield

• To fight back

• To run away

Based on the sentence "He was older than the men in Eddie’s troop, a lifetime military man with a lanky swagger and a prominent chin that gave him a resemblance to a movie actor of the day," what does "prominent" mean?

• Unnoticeable

• Conspicuous or noticeable

• Unimportant

• Weak

Read this sentence: "Eddie could make out the shadowy figure of a man in army fatigues, sitting back against the tree trunk." What are "fatigues" in this context?

• Feelings of tiredness

• Military clothing

• Casual attire

• Heavy equipment

What does "repel" mean as used in the sentence: "War could bond men like a magnet, but like a magnet it could repel"?

• To attract strongly

• To unite

• To push away

• To surrender

What does the word "gaunt" imply about a person's appearance?

• Chubby and well-fed

• Thin and bony

• Smooth and clean

• Colorful and bright

If something is futile...

• it is hopeful and promising

• it is useful and productive

• it is pointless and useless

• it is dangerous and threatening

What is indicated by the use of "deteriorated" in this sentence: "The doctors said he'd be left with a limp, one likely to get worse with age as the misshapen bones deteriorated."

• Improve in condition

• Remain unchanged

• Worsen in condition

• Develop rapidly

Read this sentence: "Eddie straddled the Captain's chest,

pummeling him with blows to the face." What does "pummeling" suggest Eddie was doing to the Captain?

• Gently tapping

• Shaking hands

• Striking repeatedly

• Yelling loudly