Chapters 1-6 Vocab

Question 1

acclaim

Answer 1

enthusiastic praise or approval

Question 2

appalled

Answer 2

horrified, shocked

Question 3

ascent

Answer 3

the act of going up; climb; rise

Question 4

belligerence

Answer 4

aggressive or warlike behavior/attitude

Question 5

clambering

Answer 5

climbing with difficulty or in an awkward way, using hands and feet

Question 6

dispersal

Answer 6

movement of individuals away from one another

Question 7

foliage

Answer 7

leaves on a tree or other plant

Question 8

gesticulated

Answer 8

to make hand movements while speaking

Question 9

hiatus

Answer 9

a gap or break in activity, time, or space

Question 10

ineffectual

Answer 10

not effective

Question 11

inscrutable

Answer 11

impossible to understand or interpret

Question 12

interposed

Answer 12

to put yourself in a position between opposing parties, often as a mediator

Question 13

irked

Answer 13

annoyed; bothered

Question 14

lolled

Answer 14

to stand, sit, or lie in a lazy or relaxed manner

Question 15

malevolently

Answer 15

having or showing a wish to do evil to others

Question 16

mortification

Answer 16

a feeling of embarrassment, shame, or humiliation

Question 17

mutinously

Answer 17

rebelliously

Question 18

omission

Answer 18

the act of leaving out or neglecting

Question 19

pallidly

Answer 19

lacking vividness, energy, or interest

Question 20

perceptible

Answer 20

capable of being grasped by the mind

Question 21

prominent

Answer 21

sticking out beyond a surface

Question 22

solemnly

Answer 22

serious in appearance, sound, or mood

Question 23

swathes

Answer 23

a broad strip or area of something

Question 24

tacit

Answer 24

unspoken, silent; implied, inferred

Question 25

taut

Answer 25

tightly drawn, pulled, or stretched; not loose