TBM Ch. 1-8 Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word "distortion" mean?

• Fear of fire

• The act of pulling or twisting out of shape

• Eyeglass made for one eye

• Skip or dance in a lively way

What is the meaning of "pyrophobic"?

• Fear of fire

• Lacking poetic beauty

• Feeling great joy

• Endless

What does "monocle" refer to?

• A high-pitched voice or sound

• Eyeglass made for one eye

• To cast a spell over

• Freeing from a constraint or difficulty

What is the definition of "threshold"?

• The material at the bottom of a doorway crossed when entering a room

• An action or remark that causes outrage

• To sail or travel all the way around something

• Well-meaning, kindly

What does "prosaic" mean?

• Lacking poetic beauty

• Excessively sweet

• Feeling great joy

• Endless

What is the meaning of "cloying"?

• Excessively sweet

• Confused, unable to think clearly

• Fall or drop-down at a high speed

• Freeing from a constraint or difficulty

What does "benevolent" mean?

• Well-meaning, kindly

• Endless

• An action or remark that causes outrage

• A high-pitched voice or sound

What is the definition of "affront"?

• An action or remark that causes outrage

• To cast a spell over

• Skip or dance in a lively way

• Freeing from a constraint or difficulty

What does "plummeted" mean?

• Fall or drop-down at a high speed

• Confused, unable to think clearly

• Feeling great joy

• Endless

What is the meaning of "interminable"?

• Endless

• Freeing from a constraint or difficulty

• A high-pitched voice or sound

• To sail or travel all the way around something