unit 6 vocabulary

Question 1

failure to attend especially school

Answer 1

truancy

Question 2

climb awkwardly as if by screaming

Answer 2

clamber

Question 3

proceeding in a fragmentary resistant or ineffective way

Answer 3

halting

Question 4

one of the administrative divisions of a large city

Answer 4

borough

Question 5

pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth’s crust

Answer 5

tectonic

Question 6

relating to or resulting from the action of a downpour

Answer 6

torrential

Question 7

wild and menacing

Answer 7

feral

Question 8

not large but sufficient in size or amount

Answer 8

modest

Question 9

to foster the growth of

Answer 9

cultivate

Question 10

a trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil

Answer 10

talisman

Question 11

the act of searching for food and provisions

Answer 11

forage

Question 12

voluntary self punishment in order to atone for something

Answer 12

penance

Question 13

intermittently stopping and starting

Answer 13

fitful

Question 14

a jaunty rhythm in music or speech

Answer 14

lilt

Question 15

the act of submitting usually surrealities ding power to another

Answer 15

compliance

Question 16

a feeling of pro found respect for someone or something

Answer 16

severance

Question 17

a mild expression of disapproval or criticism

Answer 17

reproach

Question 18

network of connective tissue filling the cavities of the bones

Answer 18

marrow

Question 19

fast and energetic in an uncontrolled or wild way

Answer 19

frentic

Question 20

consisting of a random assortment of different kinds

Answer 20

motley