TSB vocabulary study

Question 1

Chapter 1: 
Banishment: 
Feigned: 
Omen: 
Smirked:

Answer 1

• Banishment: a forced separation from others as a means of punishment (3)
• Feigned: pretended (6)
• Omen: an object or event that is believed to have paranormal powers (3)
• Smirked: smiled in a phony or annoying way (5)

Question 2

Chapter 2:
Moseyed:
Reluctantly:
Sullenly:

Answer 2

• Moseyed: moved slowly or without direction (18)
• Reluctantly: unwillingly (16)
• Sullenly: in a gloomy (sombre, triste) or resentful way (25)

Question 3

Chapter 3:
Chump:
Searing:

Answer 3

• Chump: a foolish person (38)

- Searing: burning or scorching (34)

Question 4

Chapter 5:
Fleeting:
Kindling:

Answer 4

• Fleeting: disappearing quickly or not remaining very long (49)
• Kindling: small sticks or flammable materials with which to start a fire (54)

Question 5

Chapter 6:

Pursed:

Answer 5

• Pursed: puckered or wrinkled by pressing together tightly taunted (57)

Question 6

Chapter 7: 
Bluffing: 
Charred: 
Coaxed: 
Scavengers:

Answer 6

• Bluffing: pretending to have something one does not have (75)
• Charred: blackened by burning (69,72)
• Coaxed: gently urged (71,72)
• Scavengers: animals that feed on dead or discarded things (72)

Question 7

Chapter 8:
Deflected:
Mangled:
Mauled:

Answer 7

• Deflected: turned aside or away (77)
• Mangled: torn apart (82)
• Mauled: brutally attacked and wounded (81)

Question 8

Chapter 9:
Acrid:
Fend:

Answer 8

• Acrid: strong or irritating (91)

- Fend: to provide (88)

Question 9

Chapter 10: 
Dismal: 
Grueling: 
Scrawny: 
Squandered:

Answer 9

• Dismal: gloomy or dreary (99)
• Grueling: very difficult; exhausting (100)
• Scrawny: extremely thin or lean (97)
• Squandered: to spend extravagantly or foolishly (98)

Question 10

Chapter 12:
Parched:
Sauntered:

Answer 10

• Parched: dry or thirsty

- Sauntered: strolled or walked around slowly and lazily (110)

Question 11

Chapter 13:
Clutch:
Squat:

Answer 11

• Clutch: to hold onto tightly (123)

- Squat: short and stumpy (122)

Question 12

Chapter 14:

Hobbled:

Answer 12

• Hobbled: walked unsteadily (137)

Question 13

Chapter 15:

Sprawling:

Answer 13

• Sprawling: lying with arms and legs spread out (152)

Question 14

Chapter 16:
Scouring:
Wry:

Answer 14

• Scouring: going over carefully in search of something (162)
• Wry: crooked or lopsided (163)

Question 15

Chapter 17:

Hounded:

Answer 15

• Hounded: pursued (167)

Question 16

Chapter 18:

Gingerly:

Answer 16

• Gingerly: carefully or delicately (180)

Question 17

Chapter 19:
Dawdled:
Stammered:
Weary:

Answer 17

• Dawdled: moved slowly (197)
• Stammered: stuttered or spoke with difficulty (191)
• Weary: exhausted (193)

Question 18

Chapter 20:
Rummaged:
Simmering:

Answer 18

• Rummaged: searched (203)

- Simmering: cooking slowly (203)

Question 19

Chapter 21:

Bouts:

Answer 19

• Bouts: attacks (218)

Question 20

Chapter 22:

- Ingenuity:

Answer 20

• Ingenuity: skillfulness or cleverness (222)

Question 21

Chapter 23:
Hectic:
Meandered:

Answer 21

• Hectic: filled with excitement or confusion (226)

- Meandered: to wander aimlessly or casually, in no hurry (227)

Question 22

Chapter 24:
Fester:
Hollered:
Treacherous:

Answer 22

• Fester: to become infected or to rot (235)
• Hollered: yelled (246)
• Treacherous: dangerous (237)

Question 23

Chapter 25:

Glisten:

Answer 23

• Glisten: to sparkle, gleam (249)

Question 24

Chapter 26:

Hoarse:

Answer 24

• Hoarse: having a husky or rough vocal tone (264)

Question 25

Chapter 28:

Pummeled:

Answer 25

• Pummeled: pounded (282)

- To strike or hit heavily and repeatedly.