Number the Stars Vocab - Test 3

stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action despite attempts to persuade one to do so (adjective)

• obstinate

• deftly

• strident

• brusque

in a way that is neatly skillful and quick in movement (adverb)

• deftly

• bleak

• dawdled

• taut

to cause someone to feel anxiety or distress (verb)

• dismayed

• permeated

• bleak

• obstinate

abrupt or offhand in speech or manner (adjective)

• brusque

• taut

• strident

• deftly

stretched or pulled tight; not slack (adjective)

• taut

• staccato

• brusque

• decency

loud and harsh, grating (adjective)

• strident

• taut

• deftly

• obstinate

behavior that conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability (noun)

• decency

• untidy

• dismayed

• recurring

to spread throughout (an area); to fill - usually associated with smells or liquids (verb)

• permeated

• dawdled

• rummaging

• untidy

an area of land that lacks vegetation and is exposed to the elements (adjective)

• bleak

• recurring

• brusque

• staccato

with each note sharply detached or separated from the others (adjective)

• staccato

• strident

• deftly

• rummaging