Tuck everlasting quiz prologue-6

Question 1

tangent

Answer 1

an abrupt change of course

Question 2

bovine

Answer 2

having qualities of cows or oxen

Question 3

Meager

Answer 3

of poor quality or small amount

Question 4

Gallows

Answer 4

a wooden frame with rope that was used for executing a person by hanging

Question 5

Rueful

Answer 5

regretful, mournful

Question 6

Meloncholy

Answer 6

sad; filled with gloom

Question 7

Intrusions

Answer 7

the act of wrongly entering someone’s property without permission

Question 8

Grimace

Answer 8

to twist the muscles of the dace into a negative expression

Question 9

Exasperate

Answer 9

irritate

Question 10

Jaunty

Answer 10

Lively

Question 11

Self-deprecation

Answer 11

the act of making little of oneself, or disparaging oneself

Question 12

Marionette

Answer 12

a puppet or small-jointed doll that is moved using strings or wires

Question 13

Galling

Answer 13

to annoy or irritate

Question 14

Consolingly

Answer 14

acting in a comforting way

Question 15

Plaintively

Answer 15

expressing suffering

Question 16

Dismay

Answer 16

the loss of courage or confidence in the face of trouble

Question 17

Implore

Answer 17

to beg or plead with great feeling

Question 18

Falter

Answer 18

to hesitate