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WorksheetsMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Vocabulary 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which word means 'strange; uncommon; unusual'?
Peculiar
Unfathomably
Lurid
Putrefying
What does the word 'inoculate' mean?
Immunize against a disease
Create an unpleasant effect
Decaying and rotting of organic matter
Make an abrupt, unsteady movement
Which word describes something that is 'so vivid that it creates an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect; causing horror or revulsion'?
Peculiar
Unfathomably
Lurid
Putrefying
What does the word 'putrefying' mean?
Immunize against a disease
Create an unpleasant effect
Decaying and rotting of organic matter
Make an abrupt, unsteady movement
What does the word 'banal' mean?
Strange; uncommon; unusual
Not to be completely understood
So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
Decaying and rotting of organic matter
Which word means 'in a way that shows great attention to detail; thoroughly'?
Lurched
Meticulously
Iconic
Abiding
What does the word 'iconic' mean?
Lasting a long time; enduring
A violation or infringement of a law or agreement
Stern; harsh, usually in a person's appearance or manner
Widely recognized and well-established, especially for distinctive excellence
What does the word 'abiding' mean?
Intrude on territory or advancing beyond acceptable limits
The devising or choosing of names for things
Straying from proper course or standards
Lasting a long time; enduring
What does the word 'infractions' mean?
A violation or infringement of a law or agreement
Saturated with liquid; soaked through, usually with water
Clarity; clearness in thought and expression
A valuable object that has belonged to a family for several generations
What does the word 'dour' mean?
Intrude on territory or advancing beyond acceptable limits
Stern; harsh, usually in a person's appearance or manner
The devising or choosing of names for things
Straying from proper course or standards
What does the word 'encroaching' mean?
A violation or infringement of a law or agreement
Intrude on territory or advancing beyond acceptable limits
Clarity; clearness in thought and expression
A valuable object that has belonged to a family for several generations
What does the word 'nomenclature' mean?
A violation or infringement of a law or agreement
The devising or choosing of names for things
Saturated with liquid; soaked through, usually with water
Clarity; clearness in thought and expression
What does the word 'errant' mean?
Straying from proper course or standards
A valuable object that has belonged to a family for several generations
A violation or infringement of a law or agreement
Saturated with liquid; soaked through, usually with water
What does the word 'geriatric' mean?
Relating to old people
Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid
Saturated with liquid; soaked through, usually with water
Clarity; clearness in thought and expression
What does the word 'viscous' mean?
Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid
Relating to old people
Saturated with liquid; soaked through, usually with water
Clarity; clearness in thought and expression
Labyrinth
Saturated with liquid
Complicated maze
Clearness in thought
A short part of a song or poem that is repeated
A valuable object that has belonged to a family for several generations
Refrain
Nomenclature
Heirloom
Therapeutic
To pretend to be affected by something
Feign
Placate
Viscous
Dour
To make someone less angry; pacify
Geriatric
Peculiar
Lurch
Placate
Therapeutic
A violation or infringement of a law
Intrude on a territory
Relating to healing or treatment
Straying from the proper course
