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WorksheetsCh.s 7-12 Vocabulary/True Confessions of C. Doyle
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
“You?” Fisk said with incredulous scorn. He turned away.
What does INCREDULOUS mean?
not willing to believe
a humble request
pale from illness
Captain Jaggery
What does IMPLACABLE mean?
The welt I’d made across his face was a red open wound. But it was his eyes that made me shudder. They expressed nothing so much as implacable hatred.
blindness
not able to change
sheer joy
What does PINION mean?
The instant I saw him, he looked up and pinioned me with a gaze of blatant scrutiny.
push away
to question
restrain or hold
What does APPREHENSIVE mean?
Apprehensively, I knelt, briefly turning to Fisk to make sure that this chest was indeed Ewing's.
in fear of possible harm
a sudden movement
unable to see
What does SHIRK mean?
When I reported all this to the captain he frowned and shook his head. “No one ranks for creative genius like a sailor shirking work.”
to do your very best
avoid one's assigned duties
putting shirts in the dryer
What does SCRUTINIZE mean?
“Here, miss,” he said, scrutinizing my face as he took it, “have you taken ill?”
look away; to ignore completely
look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
tease; make fun of
What does GANGLY mean?
He was a gangly, long-limbed, muscular fellow, with a fierce mustache and long hair.
sick with gangrene
short, heavy, and quick
tall, thin, and awkward
What does SEETHE mean?
“It's true!” I cried and to prove my honesty I hurriedly gave him an account of my experiences in the top cargo as well as my conclusion that the ship carried a stowaway. By the time I was done he was seething.
be in an agitated emotional state
be in a calm, peaceful mood
to be happy, excited
What does DESTITUTE mean?
When I’d seen them on the day we went to sea they seemed unkempt. Now they looked destitute, their clothing torn and dirty, their faces unshaved, their expressions contorted with fear and fury.
rich enough to buy a ship
freshly washed skin & clothes
poor enough to need help from others
What does LIVID mean?
“Miss Doyle!” he now screamed in a livid rage.
curiously searching
happily laughing
furiously angry
