Vocabulary Quiz: Understanding Emotions

What does the term "jeering" mean?

• Comforting someone in distress

• Shouting or laughing at someone in a mocking or hurtful way

• Twisting or squirming in pain

• Being completely confused or puzzled

Which word describes throwing something with great force?

• Sullenly

• Hurled

• Muffled

• Bewildered

How would you describe someone acting in a hostile, unsociable, or morose way?

• Sullenly

• Consoled

• Cringed

• Sniveled

What is the meaning of "woe"?

• Greatly bent out of shape

• Grief or distress resulting from serious misfortune

• Struck at repeatedly

• Wrapped or padded with material

Which word means to provide comfort to someone who is distressed or saddened?

• Bewildered

• Consoled

• Writhed

• Pawed

What does "contorted" mean?

• Completely confused or puzzled

• Twisted or squirmed in pain

• Greatly bent out of shape

• Behaved in a whining way

Which word describes twisting or squirming, especially from feelings of pain?

• Writhed

• Muffled

• Jeering

• Sullenly

What does "muffled" mean?

• Completely confused or puzzled

• Wrapped or padded with material in order to stifle sound

• Struck at repeatedly

• Pulled away in a frightened manner

How would you describe someone who is completely confused or puzzled?

• Bewildered

• Consoled

• Sniveled

• Hurled

Which word means to strike at repeatedly or touch clumsily?

• Cringed

• Pawed

• Writhed

• Jeering