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WorksheetsInsignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus Vocabulary (1-9)
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 27mins
What does wailed mean in the following sentence? "I wailed in despair, and she told me to stop crying because having arms was totally overrated." "
To cry out in pain, grief, or anger.
To smile with joy.
What does overrated mean in the following sentence? "I wailed in despair, and she told me to stop crying because having arms was totally overrated." "
Rated or valued too highly.
A secret.
What does charred mean in the following sentence? "I love the way her eyes grew wide with shock and the way her voice went all high-pitched with excitement as she asked me a bunch more questions about my charred arms."
Short
Burned and blackened
What does revolution mean in the following sentence? "If the public only knew what the government was up to, there would be a revolution!""
A forcible overthrow of a government
A mocking smile, remark, or tone
What does privy mean in the following sentence? "I wasn't completely sure why an eighty-six-year-old woman who lived in a trailer in Kansas was the only person privy to this top-secret information, but she clearly was.""
Unaware of the secret
Aware of the secret
What does entice mean in the following sentence? "Stop trying to entice me," I said."
To tempt by offering pleasure or an advantage
To trick someone into something
What does skitter mean in the following sentence? "A lizard skittered across the dirt in front of me, and I jumped back.""
Swam
Moved lightly and quickly
What does torso mean in the following sentence? "People were always doing that--like if they looked down at my torso for longer than a split second, they would turn to stone.""
The legs and feet of a human body.
The trunk of the human body.
What does dexterous mean in the following sentence? "I lifted my foot and opened the book with it, using my dexterous toes to turn the pages until I got to page twenty-three.""
Skillfull
Stiff
What does senile mean in the following sentence? "He's like a hundred years old and completely senile, but he always remembers my name for some reason.""
Intelligent
Having or showing diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties.
What does chronic mean in the following sentence? "I already had Dad arrested for chronic farting, and I didn't have to pay for it either because my parents run the place (VIP here).""
Persisting for a long time or constantly recurring
In a loud manner
What does forlorn mean in the following sentence? "The mechanical bull still sits in the room, broken down and looking forlorn.""
Excited or happy
Pitifully sad and abandoned
What does interrogation mean in the following sentence? "I dreaded going home and being subjected to more of the interrogation about my day Mom started in the car.""
The long process of being questioned
Joyful singing
What does dementia mean in the following sentence? "He has dementia, sweetheart. He doesn't think clearly anymore.""
Have or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties.
A chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality change, and impaired reasoning.
What does sneer mean in the following sentence? "Now I've got to get over to that stupid gold mine and talk to Bob." She said his name with a sneer."
In a kind, loving tone
With a mocking smile, remark, or tone
What does exasperation mean in the following sentence? "She threw up her hands up in exasperation.""
With intense irritation or annoyance.
With pure joy.
What does foretold mean in the following sentence? "Her eyes grew huge with alarm like I was Madam Myrtle and had just foretold the actual future.""
To predict.
To keep secret.
What does pleas mean in the following sentence? "Mr. Jeffries had apparently learned his lesson and didn't make any more pleas for help on my behalf." "
Urgent requests
Causes to feel happy
What does secluded mean in the following sentence? "I sat in the same secluded spot I had sat reading on my first day, and I ate my lunch, hoping no one would notice me.""
Away from other people
With other people
What does guillotine mean in the following sentence? "I didn't have the energy to tell them my arms were chopped off in a guillotine or something like that.""
A machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people
A big accident
What does mutant mean in the following sentence? "I stop for a quick visit with Spaghetti, the poor mutant llama--Spaghetti, who understands how it feels to be ostracized by the other kids.""
Cute
Showing the effect of a mutation
What does ostracized mean in the following sentence? "I stop for a quick visit with Spaghetti, the poor mutant llama--Spaghetti, who understands how it feels to be ostracized by the other kids.""
Included
Excluded
What does insignificant mean in the following sentence? "I am an entirely insignificant event in the life of this cactus."
Important
Too small or unimportant to be worth consideration
What does pang mean in the following sentence? "I felt a pang of loneliness as I scanned a row of books, searching for an exciting adventure story to take me away."
A painful emotion
A pinch
What does cumbersome mean in the following sentence? "No more cumbersome pages; I could just slide my toe effortlessly across the screen to turn the page."
Difficult to use
Easy to use
What does tics mean in the following sentence? "Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder that causes involuntary motor or oral tics."
A habitual spasmodic contraction of the muscles, most often in the face
Little pieces of something
What does unobservant mean in the following sentence? "I mean, how unobservant do you have to be to not notice that someone doesn't have arms?"
To not notice something
To quickly notice something
