"The Maze Runner" Ch. 1-16 Vocabulary Application Questions

Which of the following words best describes a feeling of fear or anxiety about something that might happen?

• Bulbous

• Trepidation

• Stale

• Epiphany

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What is the meaning of the word "eradicate"?

• To make fun of someone

• To completely destroy or get rid of something

• To move suddenly and awkwardly

• To stop something from happening

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Which word would you use to describe something that is round and swollen in shape?

• Dilapidated

• Bulbous

• Devoid

• Suppress

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If a building is in a state of disrepair or ruin, which word best describes it?

• Stale

• Dilapidated

• Epiphany

• Lurch

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What does the word "suppress" mean?

• To completely lack something

• To stop something from happening or being expressed

• To move suddenly and awkwardly

• To make fun of someone

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Which word describes a sudden moment of understanding or realization?

• Epiphany

• Trepidation

• Stale

• Lurch

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What does it mean if something is described as "stale"?

• It is completely lacking or empty of something

• It is no longer fresh or new; old and uninteresting

• It is round and swollen in shape

• It is in a state of disrepair or ruin

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Which word would you use to describe something that is completely lacking or empty of something?

• Devoid

• Suppress

• Lurch

• Taunting

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What does the word "lurch" mean?

• To make fun of someone in a cruel way

• To move suddenly and awkwardly

• To completely destroy something

• To stop something from happening

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Which word describes making fun of someone in a cruel or insulting way?

• Taunting

• Epiphany

• Bulbous

• Dilapidated

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