"The Bad Beginning" Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: Despair means ________.

• hopelessness

• happiness

• excitement

• contentment

Fill in the blank: Trivial means ________.

• unimportant

• important

• complex

• significant

Fill in the blank: Bleak means ________.

• depressing, dreary

• cheerful, bright

• colorful, lively

• warm, inviting

Fill in the blank: Recuperate means ________.

• to regain strength or health

• to lose energy

• to become ill

• to forget something

Match the word 'humble' with its definition.

• modest

• arrogant

• proud

• humble

• modest

Match the word 'tolerated' with its definition.

• to allow something to happen

• to endure something unpleasant

• to accept or permit something

• to accept or permit something

Match the word 'abominably' with its definition.

• extremely bad or unpleasant

• in a way that causes disgust

• in a very bad manner

• in a way that causes disgust

• extremely bad or unpleasant

Match the word 'revulsion' with its definition.

• a strong feeling of disgust or repulsion

• a state of being calm and peaceful

• a feeling of excitement or enthusiasm

• a strong feeling of disgust or repulsion

• a state of being calm and peaceful

Match the word 'Melancholy' with its definition.

• A deep, persistent sadness

• A feeling of joy

• A sense of peace

• A deep, persistent sadness

Match the word 'Devious' with its definition.

• Dishonest

• Cunning

• Sincere

• Cunning