Chapter 52

Question 1

And een though I’m happy we’re finally getting it over with, I feel like I’ve got a _______ tight around my neck and the milk crate I am standing on is wobbling beneath my feet

Answer 1

noose clinched

Question 2

hopefully Mrs. Turris will be able to _______________ the class

Answer 2

keep a tight rein on

Question 3

diorama

Answer 3

di·o·ram·a
/ˌdīəˈramə,ˌdīəˈrämə/
noun
a model representing a scene with three-dimensional figures, either in miniature or as a large-scale museum exhibit.

Question 4

white carrot is called

Answer 4

parsnip

Question 5

a zucchini, a carrot, a banana, a parsnip. I ____ a different type of conduom on each on

Answer 5

roll

Question 6

She does a double take as she passes my grand display of _____________

Answer 6

grotesquerie

Question 7

she moves to her desk and takes out a ___________

Answer 7

coffee thermos

Question 8

Helen seesm ____________

Answer 8

unfazed

Question 9

unfazed

Answer 9

un·fazed
/ˌənˈfāzd/
adjectiveINFORMAL
not disconcerted or perturbed.
"the protestors were unfazed by the prospect of arrest"

Question 10

glaze

Answer 10

overlay or cover (food, fabric, etc.) with a smooth, shiny coating or finish.
“new potatoes that had been glazed in mint-flavored butter”
synonyms: varnish, enamel, lacquer, japan, shellac, paint, coat; More

Question 11

she clicks the remote, and the slide switches to a dude with thick syphilis sores ______ his back

Answer 11

glazing

Question 12

limp

Answer 12

ition of limp (Entry 3 of 3)
1a : lacking firm texture, substance, or structure
limp curtains

Question 13

something greasy, gray and ______ hits HElen’s forearm and clings there.

Answer 13

limp

Question 14

Her face _____ into a look of horror as she flings the condom onto the floor and angrily wipes the goo off her arm

Answer 14

contorts

Question 15

contort

Answer 15

contort verb
con·​tort | \ kən-ˈtȯrt  \
contorted; contorting; contorts
Definition of contort
transitive verb

: to twist in a violent manner
features contorted with fury
intransitive verb

: to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression
His face contorted in a grimace of pain.

Question 16

The ____ come fast and furious: Doggie bag! , Wiener wrap, Pigs in a blacket

Answer 16

slurs

Question 17

slur

Answer 17

slur noun (1)
\ ˈslər \
Definition of slur (Entry 1 of 4)
1a : an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : ASPERSION
b : a shaming or degrading effect : STAIN, STIGMA
2 : a blurred spot in printed matter : SMUDGE

Question 18

a hot anger _______ inside me

Answer 18

roils

Question 19

roil

Answer 19

roil verb
\ ˈrȯi(-ə)l  , sense vt 2 is also ˈrī(-ə)l\
roiled; roiling; roils
Definition of roil
transitive verb

1a : to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
b : to stir up : DISTURB, DISORDER
2 : RILE sense 1
intransitive verb

: to move turbulently : be in a state of turbulence or agitation
conflicting emotions roiling inside her

Question 20

But I can’t move. I just keep spewing more statistics, my voice thin and _______

Answer 20

reedy

Question 21

reed

Answer 21

English Language Learners Definition of reedy
: full of or covered with reeds
: having a weak, high-pitched sound

Question 22

several people in the back _____________ raw hot dogs in the air

Answer 22

launch

Question 23

dive in front of her, goddamn it! _______ them away with your papers

Answer 23

smack