Shattering Glass Vocab

Question 0

Devious

Answer 0

Adj
Willing to lie or trick people to get what one wants
The thought ghosted through my mind that glass was more than book smart. He was devious.

Question 1

Annihilate

Answer 1

Verb
To destroy something completely
Or maybe Rob didnt need to defeat. Maybe he needed to annihilate

Question 2

Infer

Answer 2

Verb
To form an opinion or reach a conclusion based on evidence
What can you infer about jody by looking at her outfit?

Question 3

Inference

Answer 3

Noun
a conclusion or opinion formed based on fact or evidence
The inferences we made about Joanne turned out to be completely wrong.

Question 4

Foreshadow

Answer 4

Verb
To give a suggestion or hint about something that has not happened yet
The murder of Simon Glass is foreshadowed in the first paragraph of Shattering Glass, but the reader is left wondering how he died.

Question 5

Disgruntled

Answer 5

Adj
Angry or dissatisfied
Rob waggled his eyebrows at the disgruntled woman who refused to smile.

Question 6

Baffled

Answer 6

Adj
Confused
“Next thing you’ll be walking on the ceiling and playing the piano with your feet,” I said. Coop looked baffled.

Question 7

Grimace

Answer 7

Noun
An ugly, twisted expression on a person’s face, usually to express pain or disgust
Simon grimaced, swiped his nose, an muttered, “slave driver.”
Verb
To make a grimace
Wipe that grimace off your face!

Question 8

Dabble

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Verb
To play or take part in an activity in a way that is not serious
Simon is independently wealthy. He lives here alone, dabbles in stocks and bonds, and goes to high school as a dodge.

Question 9

Baffle

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Verb
To confuse someone completely
My jokes could easily baffle Coop.

Question 10

Accusatory

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Adj
Expressing blame or accusing someone
I saw Simon’s expression was disapproving and accusatory.

Question 11

Demeanor

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Noun
A persons outward behavion or appearance
Now i stopped the car, wiped my sweaty palms against my T-shirt, assumed my I’m-just-too-casual-to-live demeanor, and sauntered over to her.

Question 12

Indifferent

Answer 12

Adj
Not interested or concerned about something; neither good, nor bad
The actress was tired so she gave a rather indifferent performance.

Question 13

Drone

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Noun
A person who does not work that is boring and not very important
The drone of the washing machine went on for hours.
Verb
To make a continuous sound
We could hear the wasps droning in the garden.

Question 14

Saunter

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Verb
To walk in a slow relaxed manner without effort
Rob sauntered down the hallway indifferent to the fact that he was late for class.

Question 15

Recalcitrant

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Adj
Stubbornly refusing to obey rules or orders
He pulled his backpack in front an tugged an the zipper. “This thing always gets stuck,” he said. Simon worked on the recalcitrant zipper.

Question 16

Supposition

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Noun
An idea or theory that one believes is true
The rabble had been buzzing with their guesses and suppositions. There were betting pools with odds rising and falling…

Question 17

Clamorous

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Adj
Full of loud noise
He whirled and bowed to clamorous applause.

Question 18

Abashed

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Adj
Embarrassed
Simon pulled Blair upright. Both blushed crimson. Simon appeared abashed and embarrassed now that the mask was off.

Question 19

Despondent

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Adj
Very sad and without hope
“If you dont kiss me, I shall become terribly despondent and fling myself into the nearest body of water.”

Question 20

Concur

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Verb
To agree
“For once, i concur.”

Question 21

Barrage

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Noun
A great amount of something that comes quickly and continuously
After that, it was a barrage of cruelty… Lance couldn’t appear anywhere without catcalls and crude jokes.

Question 22

Ingrained

Answer 22

Adj/verb
Being a part of the inner most nature of a being
We shoved him in front of us until he reached the counter, where an emaciated man with thick trifocals eyed us with ingrained adult suspicion.

Question 23

Plod

Answer 23

Verb
To walk slowly with heavy steps
Ronna led her away, whispering encouragement as Alice plodded zombielike alongside.

Question 24

Ostentatious

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Adj
Excessively showy; displayind wealth, knowledge, ect. in a way that is meant to attract attention or jealousy.
I hurried down the shining oak stairs, over the elegant, but never ostentatious, Oriental rug, and out the door.