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WorksheetsThe Mysterious Island Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What does unabated mean?
unvanquished vigor
intermittent power
undiminished force or vigor
surrendering force
Clamber is...
descend with difficulty
climb with effort and difficulty
decline with effort
This is a wrong answer go down using both limbs
A synonym of resolute is...
doubtful
fearful
cowardly
determined
Another word for cast off is...
abandon
eject
reject
restraint
What is a promontory
valley
headland
precipice
plateau
What is the best definition of spit?
to eject saliva from the mouth
the act of spitting
to express hatred, contempt
a narrow point of land projecting into the water
Ebb is...
advance
the inflow of the tide as the water goes to the shore
the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea
development
What in the world is cove?
a manager, especially of a sheep station
a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea
a small niche
a person; fellow
What is craggy?
an area of land having many very large hills
an area of land having lots of trees
an area of land having huge mountains
an area of land having no mountains
When you think of charred you say it's ...
to do housework, odd jobs, or chores
to put out a bonfire
to clean or repair
to burn or reduce to charcoal
What does fortuitous mean?
happening or producing by chance
happening or producing occasionally
happening or producing by strength
happening or producing on purpose
The best definition of composure is...
the position of the limbs or the body as a whole
to assume a particular position
being violent and disturbed
being serene, self-controlled of mind
Churning means...
staying still for hours
stiring water slightly
moving or shaking in agitation
boiling water
A spillway is a...
hallway through which extra water enters in a reservoir
hallway through which extra water escapes from a reservoir
watercourse
storm drain
Mason is...
a male given name
a person whose trade is building with wood
a person whose trade is building with bricks and stones
the French word for house
What is tenfold?
comprising ten parts or members
a hundred times as great or as much
comprising a hundred parts or members
ten times as great or as much
Jacamar is...
an insectivorous bird of tropical American forests
a tropical American shelter for its natives
a tropical American, sweet and tasty fruit
a tropical American tree
What does dazzling mean?
dark enough, so as to get people scared
dull enough, so as to make people feel bored
bright enough, so as to blind the eyes temporarily
ordinary enough, so as to have people uninterested
What is hastily?
with excessive urgency
with excessive thirst
with excessive hate
with excessive speed
What in the world is skirmish?
a fight between two birds
a fight between small bodies of troops of opposing armies
a fight between two pirates
a fight between a man and a gorilla
