Short Story Vocab: A Sound Of Thunder

Question 1

Murmur

Answer 1

Noun/Verb: A soft, indistinct sound

Sentence: After the shocking play from the opposing team, the loud crowd’s cheers fell to murmurs.

Question 2

Anihilate

Answer 2

Verb:to destroy utterly, obliterate
Sentence: The dragon annihilated the knight that there was nothing but dust on the spot.

Question 3

Expendable

Answer 3

Adjective:designed to be use once, then abandoned and destroyed
Sentence: The expendable match went out in seconds.

Question 4

Correlate

Answer 4

Verb:To have a mutual relationship or connection in which one thing depends on another
Sentence: The y-axis correlates with the x-axis.

Question 5

Paradox

Answer 5

Noun:Something such as a situation made up of two things that seem impossible but is possible
Sentence: It seemed like a paradox to improve upon the iphone 5 but the iphone 5s proved it wrong.

Question 6

Delirium

Answer 6

Noun: Sudden severe confusion, delirious
Sentence: The very hard test that the student did not study for left the student delirious.

Question 7

Resilient

Answer 7

Adjective: able to recoil and bend back into shape after being bent, able to be strong and successful after struggling
Sentence: The Hampton Bays Soccer team was still resilient when they lost to Southampton because the game after they beat Port Jefferson 3-2.

Question 8

Undulate

Answer 8

Verb: To move in a smooth wave like motion
Sentence: The waves at the beach undulated with the soft wind.

Question 9

Stagnat

Answer 9

Adjective: Describing Something that isn’t moving, just staying still
Sentence: The stagnant water did not move.

Question 10

Revoke

Answer 10

Verb: To cancel the power or affect of something
Sentence: The king’s son revoked the king’s power and took over.