2.2 Critical Vocabulary The Secret Garden & Miracle of Spring

There was a ____ gift box on the Christmas tree, but nobody knew who had placed it there.

• distinguished

• mysterious

• matted

• eccentric

The cat's ____ fur really needs to be cut, it's such a tangled mess!

• impoverished

• smooth
• clean
• matted

These are long, thin sections of a plant that often wrap themselves around another object or plant

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Things that help attach or connect one object to another are called...

• tendrils

• gadgets

• fastenings

• contributions

Due to the bright sunlight streaming into his bedroom, the man ____ with a smile on his face, ready for a great day!

• hit the snooze button
• restrained

• conceived

• awakened

The ____ to the crime swore to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

• witness
• lawyer
• judge
• suspect
• immigrant

The judge ____ over the case warned the accused that he would be jailed if he shouted out in court one more time.

• presiding
• monitoring
• supervising
• elite

• inspecting

The diver's ____ to dive gracefully into the pool was a massive fail.

• irrigation

• maneuver

• conceive

• success

• attempt

The security guards had to ____ the men from fighting each other after they got into an argument.

• combine
• restrain

• conceive

• distinguish

• unite

He gave his co-worker a look of ____ when it was suggested that they schedule a weekly meeting for every Friday at 5:00 pm.

• contempt

• contribution

• enthusiasm
• approval

• indifference