Survival Stories Vocab Part 4

What does miraculous mean?

• Ordinary and easily explained by science.
• Commonplace and mundane in nature.
• Unusual but easily understood.
• Extraordinary and unexplainable by natural laws.

"The darkness was suffocating". What type of figurative language is this?

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Personification

What does seeped mean?

• To evaporate quickly into the air.
• To solidify and become hard.
• To flow rapidly in a straight line.
• To flow or leak slowly

What is a synonym for dire?

• trivial
• urgent
• minor
• insignificant

What does unwavering mean?

• Steady and resolute; not changing

• Indecisive and uncertain; lacking firmness.
• Flexible and adaptable; able to change easily.
• Temporary and fleeting; not lasting long.

What is the antonym for vigorous?

• energetic
• dynamic
• lively
• weak

What is the definition of imminent?

• Imminent means about to happen or impending.
• Imminent is a synonym for irrelevant.
• Imminent refers to a distant future event.
• Imminent means something that has already happened.

What is a synonym for shudder?

• quake
• sway
• flutter
• tremble

What does summon mean?

• To dismiss someone from a meeting.
• To create a written document.
• To ignore someone's presence.
• To call upon someone to be present or to bring something into action.

"Roberto's mind raced as he tried to comprehend the enormity of the disaster." What does this mean?

• Roberto is excited about the disaster.
• Roberto is indifferent to the disaster.
• Roberto is feeling overwhelmed and unable to fully grasp the seriousness of the disaster.
• Roberto is planning a celebration after the disaster.