WorksheetsPlainswoman Vocabulary
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
In the sentence "The cold of the fall was sweeping over the plains, and Nora’s husband, Rolf, and his men had ridden off on the roundup,"
roundup means...
localized death and decomposition of body tissue.
a systematic gathering together of cattle.
behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety.
a building offering basic sleeping accommodations for workers.
In the sentence, "She looked at his index finger and saw the mortification of the flesh, the gangrene,"
gangrene means...
sympathetic or friendly.
a building offering basic sleeping accommodations for workers.
behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety.
localized death and decomposition of body tissue.
In the sentence, "Then he lowered decorum a little and put his arm around her,"
decorum means...
a systematic gathering together of cattle.
localized death and decomposition of body tissue.
behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety.
sympathetic or friendly.
In the sentence, "Pleny ate with her in the big kitchen when the others were gone, instead of in the bunkhouse,"
bunkhouse means...
localized death and decomposition of body tissue.
a building offering basic sleeping accommodations for workers.
sympathetic or friendly.
a systematic gathering together of cattle.
In the sentence, "Rolf’s face had been genial as he talked to the boy, but now it hardened,"
genial means...
sympathetic or friendly.
a building offering basic sleeping accommodations for workers.
a systematic gathering together of cattle.
behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety.
In the sentence, "Her pregnancy told her that she should hurry back East before the solemn grip of winter fell onto the land,"
solemn means...
happy and cheerful.
solitary and lonely.
formal and dignified.
foolish and crazy.
In the sentence, "But gusts of wind and a forbidding iron shadow on the hills told her that the greatest brutality of this ranch world was about to start,"
brutality means...
not invited.
the condition of being dependent.
going after what you want.
savage violence or cruelty.
In the phrase, "...and from the way he had held himself, she had thought it was a part of his chivalry, his wish to have table manners, use his right hand and sit up straight with a lady,"
chivalry means...
acting like a fool.
acting like a gentleman.
acting like you don't care.
acting like an animal.
In the phrase, "...Pleny made them objects of disgust as he extended his hand, as shyly but as definitely as a New England lad asking for a dance, and said, “I got the mortification, ma’am. I have to let you see it.”
mortification is a synonym for...
gangrene.
influenza.
the bubonic plague.
polio.
In the sentence, "Some flowers beside the tracks lifted a faint gossamer odor,"
gossamer means...
something light, thin, unsubstantial.
something heavy, dull and dense.
something that will keep you warm in the winter.
something that you cannot see through.
In the sentence, "She held the kindling ax,"
kindling means...
sympathetic or friendly.
sticks and twigs to start a fire.
dangerous.
heavy.
