vocab pt.1

Question 1

profusely

Answer 1

1) adverb 2) exhibiting great abundance; bountiful 3) “The flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green” (738).

Question 2

boisterous

Answer 2

1) adjective 2)noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy 3)”they tended to gather quietly for a while before they broke into boisterous play” (738).

Question 3

reprimand

Answer 3

1)noun 2) a rebuke, especially an official one. 3) “and their talk was still of the classroom and the teacher, of books, and reprimands.”(738).

Question 4

civic

Answer 4

1)adjective 3) relating to a city or town, especially its administration; municipal. 3)(739)

Question 5

jovial

Answer 5

1)adjective 2) cheerful and friendly. 3) “mr. summers, who had time and energy to devote to civic activities.” (739).

Question 6

Paraphernalia

Answer 6

1) noun 2) miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity. 3) “he was a round-faced, jovial man and he ran the coal business.” (739).

Question 7

perfunctory

Answer 7

1) adjective 3) (of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection. 3) “the original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago,”(740).

Question 8

interminably

Answer 8

1) adjective 2) endless (often used hyperbolically). 3) “he seemesd very proper and important as he talked interminably to mr. graves and the martins.” (740).

Question 9

surly

Answer 9

1)adjective 2)bad-tempered and unfriendly. 3) “So me and sugar leaning on the mailbox being surly, which is a miss moore word.” (196).

Question 10

Ferocious

Answer 10

1)adjective 2)savagely fierce, cruel, or violent. 3) “And I decide he don’t need it as bad as I do, so later for him. But then he tries to take off with Junebug foot still in the door so we talk about his mama something ferocious.” (197).

Question 11

notion

Answer 11

1)noun 2)savagely fierce, cruel, or violent. 3) “And Big Butt aint got the first notion.” (197).

Question 12

recitation

Answer 12

1) noun 2)the action of repeating something aloud from memory 3) “ ‘Unbeilevable,’ I hear myself say and am really stunned. I read it again for myself just incase the group recitation put me in a trance.” (198).

Question 13

treachery

Answer 13

1)noun 2)betrayal of trust; deceptive action or nature 3) “Miss Moore is besides herself and I am disgusted With Sugars treachery.” (201).

Question 14

furtive

Answer 14

1)adjective 2)attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive. 3) “furitive boys in hot pink shirts hanging about on washday after school” (170).

Question 15

cowering

Answer 15

1) verb 2)crouch down in fear. 3) “she stoops down quickly and lines up picture after picture of me sitting there infront of the house with maggie coweing behind me” ( 170).

Question 16

doctrines

Answer 16

1)noun 2)a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a Church, political party, or other group.3) “I accept some of their doctrines, but farming, bit farming is not my style.” (171).

Question 17

clabber

Answer 17

1)noun 2)milk that has naturally clotted on souring 3)”she jumped up from the table and went over in the corner where the churn stood, the milk in it clabber by now” (171).

Question 18

dasher

Answer 18

1)noun 2)a person who dresses or acts flamboyantly or stylishly. 3) “when she finished wrapping the dasher the handle stuck out” (172).

Question 19

heritage

Answer 19

1)noun 2) property that is or may be inherited; an inheritance.3) “what dont I understand?” “i wanted to know” “your heritage” “she said” (174).

Question 20

pungent

Answer 20

1) adjective 2) having a sharply strong taste or smell. 3) “my brothers and I would peer into the medicinal herb shop, watching old Li dole out onto a stiff sheet of white paper the right amount of insect shells, saffron-colord seeds, and pungent leaves for for his ailing costomers.” (225).

Question 21

solemnity

Answer 21

1) noun 2) the state or quality of being serious and dignified. 3) “He then solemnity asked if I had been a very, very good girl this year and did I believe in Jesus Christ and obey my parents.” (226).

Question 22

pawn

Answer 22

1) noun 2) a chess piece of the smallest size and value. 3) “Vincent got a chess set, which would have been a very decent present to get at a church christmas party, except it was obviously used and, as we discoverd later, it was missing a black pawn and a white knight.” (227).

Question 23

benevolently

Answer 23

1)adjective 2) well meaning and kindly. 3) “ ‘Little sister, been a long time since I play with dolls.’ he said, smiling benevolently.” (229).

Question 24

retort

Answer 24

1) verb 2)say something in answer to a remark or accusation, typically in a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive manner. 3)“ ‘Little sister, been a long time since I play with dolls.’ he said, smiling benevolently. I quickly put the box down next to him on the bench and displayed my retort.” (229).

Question 25

prodigy

Answer 25

1) nouns 2) a person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities. 3) “ I was still some 429 points away from grand-master status, But I was touted as the great American hope, a child prodigy and a girl to boot. They ran a photo of me in Life magazine next to a quote in which Bobby Fischer said, “There will never be a women grand master.” (231).

Question 26

malodorous

Answer 26

1) adjective 2) smelling very unpleasant. 3) “He wore a dark maldorous suit. One of the pockets was stuffed with a great white kercheif on which he wiped his palm before sweeping his hand over the chosen chess piece with great flourish.” (231)

Question 27

consessions

Answer 27

1)noun 2)a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded. 3) “my parents made many concessions to allow me to practice.” (232).

Question 28

Trifles

Answer 28

: 1) noun 2) a thing of little value or importance. 3) “Oh well,’ said Mrs. Hale’s husband, with good-natured superiority, ‘women are used to worrying over trifles’” (821).

Question 29

Acquiescence

Answer 29

Acquiescence: 1) noun 2) the reluctant acceptance of something without protest. 3) “‘of course it’s no more than their duty,’ said the sheriff’s wife, in her manner of timid acquiescence” (823)

Question 30

Detained:

Answer 30

1) verb 2) keep (someone) from proceeding; hold back.

Question 31

Indecisive:

Answer 31

1) adjective 2) not settling an issue.

Question 32

Scrutinized

Answer 32

: 1) verb 2) examine or inspect closely and thoroughly. 3) “Martha Hale now scrutinized that piece, compared it with the dainty, accurate sewing of the other blocks” (827)

Question 32

Scrutinized

Answer 32

: 1) verb 2) examine or inspect closely and thoroughly. 3) “Martha Hale now scrutinized that piece, compared it with the dainty, accurate sewing of the other blocks” (827)

Question 33

Apprehensive

Answer 33

: 1) adjective 2) anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen. 3) “Again their eyes met – startled, questioning, apprehensive” (828)

Question 34

Incisively

Answer 34

: 1) adverb 2) without conscious reasoning; instinctively.

Question 35

Evasion

Answer 35

: 1) noun 2) the action of evading something 3) “There was a moment when they held each other in a steady, burning look in which there was no evasion nor flinching” (833)

Question 36

Facetiously:

Answer 36

1) adjective 2) joking or jesting often inappropriately