The Secret Life of Bees Vocabulary

Question 1

Presumptuous

Answer 1

Excessively forward or confident.

Question 2

Orneriness

Answer 2

Stubborn or irritable attitude.

Question 3

Spectacle

Answer 3

Something to be witnessed because of its impressive nature.

Question 4

Conjure

Answer 4

Create from nothing, as if by nothing.

Question 5

Coax

Answer 5

Gently persuade

Question 6

Snuff

Answer 6

Tobacco in the form of powder, taken in by sniffing it.

Question 7

Carousing

Answer 7

Drunken merrymaking

Question 8

Luring

Answer 8

Offering something tempting in order to persuade.

Question 9

Sashaying

Answer 9

Walking with a sway of the hips that intends to attract attention.

Question 10

Unperturbed

Answer 10

Not disturbed; not bothered; unruffled

Question 11

Riled

Answer 11

Provoked to anger

Question 12

Brazen

Answer 12

Bold

Question 13

Pious

Answer 13

Deeply religious

Question 14

Blaspheme

Answer 14

Speak of something sacred in an irreverent manner

Question 15

Elusive

Answer 15

Difficult to find, catch, or understand.

Question 16

Salvation

Answer 16

Preservation or deliverance from evil or difficulty

Question 17

Billows

Answer 17

Rolling clusters of something such as smoke

Question 18

Flounced

Answer 18

Moved with exaggerated motions expressive of displeasure or impatience

Question 19

Snagged

Answer 19

Caught by a sharp point

Question 20

Meander

Answer 20

Move casually and leisurely, with no direct route

Question 21

Serenade

Answer 21

Sing or perform a moving musical piece for a specific person.

Question 22

Revelation

Answer 22

Newly-discovered information, especially surprising information

Question 23

Indignation

Answer 23

Anger due to injustice or unreasonable action

Question 24

Vigilante

Answer 24

Those who punish lawbreakers themselves instead of relying upon official legal authority.

Question 25

Eclectic

Answer 25

Made up of elements from several unlike sources

Question 26

Agitates

Answer 26

Stirs up

Question 27

Immunity

Answer 27

Exemption or protection from danger

Question 28

Recede

Answer 28

Lessen or become distant

Question 29

Highbrow

Answer 29

Cultural and intellectual

Question 30

Pulsating

Answer 30

Expanding and contracting in a certain pattern

Question 31

Aptitude

Answer 31

Natural talent or ability

Question 32

Drones

Answer 32

Male bees that mate with the queen

Question 33

Ascribed

Answer 33

Attributed to a particular cause, source, or origin

Question 34

Despicable

Answer 34

Horrible; deserving only contempt

Question 35

Yoke

Answer 35

Device encircling the necks of a pair of oxen, mules, or other draft animals walking in a team; a restrictive or repressive force