Edward Tulane Vocabulary Chapters 14-27

What is a synonym for threshold?

• heavy

• entrance

• open

• hang onto

Most people think that tomatoes are vegetables, but _______________ they're a fruit.

• seriously

• ferociously

• technically

• practically

What is a synonym for insistent?

• repeated

• rare

• random

• infrequent

Fill in the blank.

The ____________ lion growled at the crowd.

• happy

• serene

• joyful

• ferocious

Which word is NOT a synonym for intrusive?

• unwelcome

• unpleasant

• delightful

• bothersome

Fill in the blank.

Billy liked to ____________ his younger sister.

• shuffle

• intrusive

• exhilerate

• provoke

This is used in making electric signs, because it glows orange when an electric current passes through it?

• shuffle

• neon

• constellation

• intrusive

Fill in the blank.

The sad boy looked at his feet as he ______________ to his seat.

• shuffled

• provoked

• salvation

• ferocious

Choose two words that are synonyms for awash.

• wrapped

• empty

• unfilled

• covered

Choose two words that are synonyms for reap.

• waste

• acquire

• obtain

• lose