Between Shades of Gray Vocab

What is the meaning of "pilfer"?

• To adhere closely

• To steal in small quantities

• To cause a liquid to pass through a filter

• To find fault

What does "percolate" refer to?

• To adhere closely

• To steal in small quantities

• To filter a liquid through a porous surface

• To find fault

What does "cleave" mean?

• To adhere closely

• To steal in small quantities

• To cause a liquid to pass through a filter

• To find fault

What does "undertow" refer to?

• A seaward, subsurface flow of water

• A strong feeling of repugnance

• A wasting away of the body

• A rich cake

What is the meaning of "forlorn"?

• Desolate or dreary

• To look with a sideways glance

• A person who believes in fascism

• To shake violently

What does "leer" mean?

• To adhere closely

• To look in an unpleasant, malicious, or lascivious way.

• To find fault with

• To steal in small quantities

What is a "fascist"?

• A person who believes in or sympathizes with fascism

• A person who adheres closely

• A person who steals in small quantities

• A person who finds fault

What does "convulse" mean?

• To adhere closely

• To shake violently

• To find fault

• To steal in small quantities

What is the meaning of "bedraggled"?

• dirty and disheveled

• A strong feeling of repugnance

• A wasting away of the body

• A rich cake

What does "revulsion" refer to?

• A strong feeling of repugnance

• A wasting away of the body

• A rich cake

• A seaward, subsurface flow of water