"A Sound of Thunder" Vocabulary

Question 1

Murmur

Answer 1

Noun
A soft, indistinct sound
I could barely hear the murmur coming from the rain drizzling on the windows.

Question 2

Annihilate

Answer 2

Verb
To destroy completely, obliterated
He completely annihilated the colony of ants with the bug spray.

Question 3

Expendable

Answer 3

Adjective
Designed to be used once and then abandoned or destroyed
I threw away the expendable container from the meal I ordered.

Question 4

Correlate

Answer 4

Verb
to have a mutual relationship or connection in which one thing depends on another; coordinate, match
They correlate by doing half the homework and copying the rest the next day.

Question 5

Paradox

Answer 5

Noun
Something such as a situation that is made up of two things that seem impossible, but actually is possible
I was so confused when I was trying to open the cartridge and it seemed like a paradox.

Question 6

Delirium

Answer 6

Noun
Sudden severe confusion
When I woke up in the hospital after the surgery I suffered from delirium.

Question 7

Resilient

Answer 7

Adjective
Able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending; able to become strong or successful after something bad.
After the event that happened with my father, I was resilient and went right back into my schoolwork.

Question 8

Undulate

Answer 8

Verb
To move in a smooth, wave-like motion.
Looking into the water, the crabs looking like they were undulating but they were just sitting there.

Question 9

Stagnate

Answer 9

Verb
Cease to flow or move
Since the log was blocking the passage to move on, the traffic was stagnating.
(Adjective- Stagnant)

Question 10

Revoke

Answer 10

Verb
To cancel the power or effect of something; like a law or agreement)
The mayor as revoked of his powers after the incident that happened last week.