Ch 2 Vocab

Question 1

Lurches

Answer 1

To move unsteadily, reel or totter

Question 2

Clenches

Answer 2

To close tightly

Question 3

Trudges

Answer 3

A long and tiring walk

Question 4

Treading

Answer 4

The walk or step on, or over

Question 5

Exasperated

Answer 5

To be irritated, or annoyed

Question 6

Skitter

Answer 6

To move quickly, in a jerky way

Question 7

Wheedle

Answer 7

To persuade someone using soft words and compliments

Question 8

Undergrowth

Answer 8

All the plant life on the floor of a forest

Question 9

Fiercely

Answer 9

In an aggressive or angry fashion

Question 10

Prejudiced

Answer 10

To have ideas about something in the beginning that may not be correct

Question 11

Craned

Answer 11

To stretch or reach for an object of attention

Question 12

Stupor

Answer 12

Lazy, slow, sluggish

Question 13

Assured

Answer 13

Guaranteed or confirmed

Question 14

Ignite

Answer 14

To set on fire

Question 15

Registered

Answer 15

To sign up, or put your name on a list for something

Question 16

Wilderness

Answer 16

An area uninhabited by human beings

Question 17

Gingerly

Answer 17

Very carefully or cautiously

Question 18

Survival

Answer 18

The act of staying alive

Question 19

Painstaking

Answer 19

Doing something with great care and effort

Question 20

Gratified

Answer 20

To please or satisfy

Question 21

Depression

Answer 21

Feeling deeply sad

Question 22

Inherited

Answer 22

To receive from an ancestor or as a gift, usually when someone passes away