The Hiding Place Vocab Chptrs 11-15

Question 1

Labyrinth

Answer 1

a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze

Question 2

Timid

Answer 2

showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened

Question 3

Elicit

Answer 3

Evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one’s actions or questions

Question 4

Dazzling

Answer 4

extremely bright, especially as to blind the eyes temporarily

Question 5

Quarantine

Answer 5

a state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed

Question 6

Uneasiness

Answer 6

A feeling of anxiety or discomfort

Question 7

Monotonous

Answer 7

dull, tedious, and repetitious, lacking in variety and interest

Question 8

Paradox

Answer 8

a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well-founded or true

Question 9

Commotion

Answer 9

a state of confused and noisy disturbance

Question 10

Tribulation

Answer 10

a cause of great trouble or suffering

Question 11

Speculate

Answer 11

form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence