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Tale of Despereaux Vocab Part 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a way of behaving that is automatic

a)

instinct

b)

despair

c)

protest

d)

adore

2.

complete loss of hope

a)

instinct

b)

despair

c)

protest

d)

adore

3.

a court of justice

a)

tribunal

b)

velvet

c)

renounce

d)

teeter

4.

a gnawing mammal

a)

tribunal

b)

rodent

c)

renounce

d)

teeter

5.

a statement made in disapproval

a)

tribunal

b)

protest

c)

renounce

d)

teeter

6.

to love and respect

a)

tribunal

b)

protest

c)

adore

d)

teeter

7.

a think and luxurious fabric with a high pile

a)

tribunal

b)

protest

c)

adore

d)

velvet

8.

a strip of wood used in decoration

a)

molding

b)

squint

c)

litter

d)

fervent

9.

to look at something closely with the eyes partially closed

a)

molding

b)

squint

c)

litter

d)

fervent

10.

a group of young animal siblings born at the same time

a)

molding

b)

squint

c)

litter

d)

fervent

11.

having a passionate intensity

a)

molding

b)

squint

c)

litter

d)

fervent

12.

a cylinder around which thread is wound

a)

spool

b)

perfidy

c)

abyss

d)

dismal

13.

untrustworthiness or deceitfulness

a)

spool

b)

perfidy

c)

abyss

d)

dismal

14.

a hole so deep it cannot be measured

a)

spool

b)

perfidy

c)

abyss

d)

dismal

15.

depressing and dreary

a)

spool

b)

perfidy

c)

abyss

d)

dismal

16.

to formally give up something

a)

renounce

b)

egregious

c)

reduce

d)

teeter

17.

shockingly bad

a)

renounce

b)

egregious

c)

reduce

d)

teeter

18.

to make smaller in amount

a)

renounce

b)

egregious

c)

reduce

d)

teeter

19.

to sway back and forth

a)

renounce

b)

egregious

c)

reduce

d)

teeter

20.

suggesting that something bad is going to happen

a)

omnious

b)

teeter

c)

reduce

d)

fervent