WorksheetsThe Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 25mins
Match the following
morphine
a narcotic used as pain medicine
vascular
made up of a system of channels
monstrosity
large and often frightening
shrinker sock
a compression sock that reduces swelling
residual
remainder
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prosthetist
a specialist in artificial limbs
whoosh
swift or explosive rush
fury
intense, destructive rage
rigor mortis
temporary rigidity of muscles
edema
abnormal swelling
What is the condition where a joint is permanently bent and cannot be straightened called?
What word describes entangled in a thick mass?
What is a headwind?
What is a chemical agent used to destroy harmful organisms like viruses and bacteria called?
What is incapable of being heard?
inaudible
perceptive
Match the following
paradigm
outstandingly clear example
incredulous
unable to believe something
mantra
repetition to help concentrate
conspiratorially
shared secret
knowledge
chagrined
feel distressed or humiliated
Match the following
gait
a person’s manner of walking
gruesome
grisly, causing repulsion
clomp
walk with a heavy tread
ditz
scatterbrained person
blthe
casual and cheerful indifference
What means to physically squeeze?
Wring
What is a quip?
What does the phrase 'bowled over' mean?
What is an invitational?
What is a remark that’s part of a polite conversation called?
aversion
pleasantries
quip
sarcasm
Match the following
aversion
a strong dislike
civility
polite remarks used in conversations
haphazard
lacking any obvious organization
ecstatic
feeling overwhelming hapiness
diligent
with persistent effort
Match the following
twinge
a sudden, sharp pain
solemn
grave, sober, serious
chafe
to make sore by rubbing
mortified
humiliated, deeply ashamed
precarious
not securely held
What is a device for launching called?
Cannon
What is a synonym for bewildered, perplexed, or puzzled?
amused
conscious
baffled
What is a statement that goes against or opposes another or itself called?
What is not identical on both sides of a central line called?
What is to become rigid with anger or irritation called?
flaring
fuming
bristling
boiling
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ominous
something bad is about to happen
lackluster
lacking in vitality
exhibitionist
person who behaves to get attention
wearily
with extreme tiredness
dialect
particular form of a language
Match the following
decree
order by legal authority
cumbersome
large and difficult to carry
heady
having an exhilarating effect
dubious
hesitating or doubting
cadence
a rhythmic flow
What means not real or genuine?
phony
What is lessening one's grief called?
What is the main force or impact, as of an attack or blow called?
brunt
What is a planned movement called?
How is someone acting if they are bad-tempered and in an uncommunicative mood?
Match the following
linoleum
a type of floor covering
caliper
instrument used to measure linear dimen.
pylon
tube that connects the socket to prosth.
exothermic
releases energy
decipher
succeed in understanding
Match the following
radiant
emitting light or heat
commentator
a person who delivers live announcing
pipe dream
an unattainable hope
reeling
to feel dizzy from shock
teeter
balance unsteadily
