Shattering Glass Chapters 1-10 Vocab

Question 1

Indifferent

Answer 1

Adjective
Not interested in or concerned about something; not good nor bad, neutral.
The boy was completely absorbed in his doodles that he was indifferent to the lesson that was being taught.

Question 2

Drone

Answer 2

Noun/Verb
(Noun) A person who does work that is boring and not very important; a deep continuous sound.
(Verb) To make a continuous sound
You could hear the drone of the heater all the way across the room

Question 3

Saunter

Answer 3

Verb
To walk in a slow, relaxed manner without effort.
As my friends slowly sauntered to class, I had to run so I wouldn’t be late.

Question 4

Disgruntled

Answer 4

Adjective
Angry or dissatisfied
My mother gave me a disgruntled look after she saw my report card.

Question 5

Baffle/Baffled

Answer 5

Verb/Adjective
(v.) to confuse someone completely; (adj.) confused
The assignment completely baffled me so I waited until the next day to start so I could ask the teacher

Question 6

Grimace

Answer 6

Noun
(n.) an ugly, twisted expression on a person’s face, usually to express pain or disgust. (v.) to make a grimace
I made a grimace when I discovered that I had 5 pages of homework.

Question 7

Dabble

Answer 7

Verb
To play or take part in an activity in a way that is not serious
She dabbles in cooking so wasn’t surprised when she made a delicious potato

Question 8

Accusatory

Answer 8

Adjective
Expressing blame or accusing someone
He gave me an accusatory stare when he saw the vase knocked over

Question 9

Demeanor

Answer 9

Noun
A person’s outward behavior or appearance
It was a sophisticated society so we had to behave in a fancy demeanor

Question 10

Annihilate

Answer 10

Verb
To destroy something completely
I found a rat in my apartment and went on an expedition to annihilate it

Question 11

Devious

Answer 11

Adjective
Willing to lie or trick people to get what one wants
My devious brother lied to get what he wanted for Christmas

Question 12

Infer

Answer 12

Verb
To form an opinion or reach a conclusion based on evidence
I was able to infer that the murderer was Bartholomew based off the fingerprints I found

Question 13

Inference

Answer 13

Noun
A conclusion or opinion based on fact or evidence.
We came to the inference that she cheated because of the answer sheet in her locker

Question 14

Foreshadow

Answer 14

Verb
to give a suggestion or hint about something that has not happened yet
The conclusion is foreshadowed in the prologue of the book but the reader must finish the book to fully understand what happened