Curious Incident Vocab

Question 1

Giddy

Answer 1

having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger

Question 2

Ecosystem

Answer 2

a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

Question 3

Hypotenuse

Answer 3

longest side of a right triangle

Question 4

Hypothetical

Answer 4

involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory

Question 5

Luminous

Answer 5

full of or shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark

Question 6

Marks and Spencer

Answer 6

a well-known British department store

Question 7

Metaphor

Answer 7

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

Question 8

Pellet

Answer 8

a small rounded compressed ball of substance.

Question 9

Rhetorical Question

Answer 9

this is a question that isn’t meant to be answered

Question 10

Schizophrenic

Answer 10

afraid of fake visions.

Question 11

Silhouette

Answer 11

the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, especially in dim light

Question 12

Simile

Answer 12

a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid

Question 13

Stanley Knife

Answer 13

a type of knife used for carpet fitting, etc, consisting of a thick hollow metal handle with a short, very sharp, replaceable blade inserted at one end

Question 14

Swiss Army Knife

Answer 14

a penknife incorporating several blades and other tools such as scissors and screwdrivers. He got stabbed with a Swiss army knife.