ELA vocab test

Question 1

drone

Answer 1

to talk in a dull, continuous manner

Question 2

gingerly

Answer 2

done in a manner with great care or caution

Question 3

stride

Answer 3

a long step in walking

Question 4

inhabited

Answer 4

occupied or lived in

Question 5

makeshift

Answer 5

made using whatever is available, usually temporary and of low quality

Question 6

solemn

Answer 6

both serious and sad

Question 7

wailing

Answer 7

a long, loud cry

Question 8

steady

Answer 8

firm and regular; balanced; not shaking or moving

Question 9

monotonous

Answer 9

boring and repetitive; having no variety

Question 10

arid

Answer 10

having little to no rain, too dry to support plant life

Question 11

parched

Answer 11

dried out by heat, extremely thirsty

Question 12

grudgingly

Answer 12

reluctantly, unwillingly

Question 13

emaciated

Answer 13

extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation

Question 14

scavenging

Answer 14

searching for food

Question 15

merciless

Answer 15

having or showing no mercy or no kindness; cruel, pitiless (without pity)

Question 16

earnestly

Answer 16

something done with purpose and effort, showing determination

Question 17

peril

Answer 17

the state of being in great danger

Question 18

vague

Answer 18

unclear, uncertain

Question 19

remote

Answer 19

secluded; set apart; far away from the rest of the population

Question 20

frantic

Answer 20

desperate; anxious; panicked