Stephen Crane: "The Open Boat" - Vocab

Question 1

coerce

Answer 1

• verb

- to force; to influence; to convince

Question 2

ingeniously

Answer 2

• adverb

- honestly; frankly

Question 3

obstreperous

Answer 3

• adjective

- noisy, clamorous, unruly

Question 4

aberration

Answer 4

• noun

- the act of deviation from the ordinary, usual, or normal type

Question 5

acquiesce

Answer 5

• verb

- to submit or comply silently or without protest: agree; consent

Question 6

incorrect vocab

Answer 6

• she thought it would help our coerce to increase trade with foreign countries
• matt went to the doctor with an obstreperous throat
• the brilliant scientist ingenuously invented a cure for the common cold
• after the program, let’s gather downstairs and acquiesce about it
• he couldn’t ingenuously understand what the foreigners were saying