Book Vocab

Question 1

Detest

Answer 1

Hate

The bully detests little kids.

Question 2

Amber

Answer 2

Orange-red

The fire’s color was amber.

Question 3

Unintelligible

Answer 3

Cannot be figured out

The puzzle was unintelligible.

Question 4

Convulse

Answer 4

To have a seizure

Question 5

Ridicule

Answer 5

To make fun of

Question 6

Inevitable

Answer 6

Definitely going to happen

Question 7

Minuscule

Answer 7

Mini

Question 8

Elaborate

Answer 8

Complex

Question 9

Fuse

Answer 9

Join

Question 10

Tedious

Answer 10

Boring and annoying

Question 11

Outlandish

Answer 11

Peculiar, weird

Question 12

Endeavor

Answer 12

Try, attempt

Question 13

Ingenious

Answer 13

Brilliant

Question 14

Misrepresentation

Answer 14

Distortion

Question 15

Detain

Answer 15

Hold

Question 16

Distribute

Answer 16

Share

Question 17

Hinder

Answer 17

Delay

Question 18

Versatile

Answer 18

Flexible

Question 19

Phenomenon

Answer 19

A special occurrence that happens in nature

Question 20

Amnesty

Answer 20

Pardoning someone convicted of breaking a political law

Question 21

Congregating

Answer 21

gathering together (people)

Question 22

Mobile

Answer 22

Able to be moved easily

Question 23

Permeate

Answer 23

Spread throughout, permeate

Question 24

Thrive

Answer 24

To grow well (not just barely survive)
To prosper
To flourish

Question 25

Indifferent

Answer 25

Uncaring about

Question 26

Inquisitive

Answer 26

Interest in learning things

Question 27

Mystified

Answer 27

Bewildered; confused

Question 28

Homogeneity

Answer 28

Being the same

Question 29

Introverted

Answer 29

Shy

Question 30

Extroverted

Answer 30

Outgoing

Question 31

Loathing

Answer 31

A feeling of intense dislike or discussed; hatred

Question 32

Suspenseful

Answer 32

Arousing exciting expectation or uncertainty about what may happen

Question 33

Impromptu

Answer 33

Unplanned

Question 34

Controversy

Answer 34

Disagreement

Question 35

Ancestry

Answer 35

One’s background or origin

Question 36

Dwell

Answer 36

To live, to reside

Question 37

Deport

Answer 37

To send someone away

Question 38

Remorse

Answer 38

Guilt, feeling bad for doing something

Question 39

Originate

Answer 39

To come from something else, to be derived from

Question 40

Knack

Answer 40

A talent

Question 41

Desolate

Answer 41

Lonely

Question 42

Jostle

Answer 42

Bump

Question 43

Corroded

Answer 43

Worn out

Question 44

Gorge

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To devour

Question 45

Whimper

Answer 45

Crying a little bit

Question 46

Meager

Answer 46

A little bit, scant.

Question 47

Derives

Answer 47

Originates

Question 48

Exploit

Answer 48

Taking advantage of

Question 49

Surplus

Answer 49

Too much

Question 50

Anecdotal

Answer 50

Based on personal accounts

Question 51

Consecrated

Answer 51

To make holy

Question 52

Dispute

Answer 52

Argue

Question 53

Nomad

Answer 53

A person without a home who constantly travels from one place to another

Question 54

Narrate

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Relate

Question 55

Tentative

Answer 55

Hesitant

Question 56

Antagonize

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Irritate

Question 57

Industrious

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Productive

Question 58

Decisive

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Able to make a decision

Question 59

Deliberate

Answer 59

Careful

Question 60

Fragrance

Answer 60

Something that smells good

Question 61

Ideal

Answer 61

Perfect

Question 62

Communal

Answer 62

Civic