WorksheetsBy Any Other Name Vocabulary Review
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 3mins
Occasionally it would shoot out its long yellow tongue for a fly, and then it would rest, with its eyes closed and its belly palpitating as though it were swallowing several times quickly.
Palpitating means:
slow movement
shake with fast, tremulous movements
inflate
deflate
you can take a Britisher away from his home for a lifetime and he still remains insular.
Insular means:
open-minded
insecure
narrowly restricted in outlook or scope
My sister was always less easily intimidated than I was, and while she kept a stubborn silence, I said, "Thank you," in a very tiny voice.
Intimidated means:
easy going
manipulated
made scared or fearful as by threats
Her rimless half-glasses glittered, and the precarious bun on the top of her head trembled as she shook her head.
Precarious means:
insecure; beset with difficulties
weird
safe
She shrugged in a baffled way at my sister.
baffled means:
comprehensible
relaxing
confused
Premila followed more sedately, and she told me on the way home never to do that again in front of the other children.
What is the antonym of sedately?
calmly
energize
tranquilize
