vocab
Walter felt ____________________________ after Mama would not let him use the money on the grocery store like he wanted to.
exacerbated
Ruth ____________________________ Walter’s dreams when she kept telling him to move on and forget about the liquor store; his dreams were shattered.
mutilated
What word means: intensely irritated or frustrated?
a. exasperated
b. weariness
c. vindicated
d. defiance
a. exasperated
What does mutilated mean?
a. removed
b. seriously damaged
c. extremely hurt
d. ignored
b. seriously damaged
What word means extreme tiredness?
a. mutilated
b. weariness
c. vindicated
d. defiance
b. weariness
Ruth acted with ____________________________ as she scrambled Walter’s eggs after he asked her not to.
defiance
Walter felt like he was a ____________________________ to his family because he was only a chauffeur; he wanted them to be proud of him.
disgrace
What does weariness mean?
a. very ugly
b. extreme tiredness, fatigue
c. sick
d. overly beautiful
b. extreme tiredness, fatigue
What does disgrace mean?
a. someone named Grace
b. severely damaged
c. a person or thing regarded as shameful and unacceptable
d. extreme fatigue
c. a person or thing regarded as shameful and unacceptable
What word is used to describe a person or thing is regarded as shameful and unacceptable?
a. disgrace
b. mutilated
c. defiance
d. weariness
a. disgrace
____________________________ had finally taken its toll on Ruth when she fainted in the middle of the living room from extreme fatigue.
weariness
Mama did not know what to do with the insurance check, so she stared at it ____________________________ .
tentatively
What does anguish mean?
a. extremely sad
b. severe happiness
c. severe mental or physical pain or suffering
d. joyful
c. severe mental or physical pain or suffering
What does suppress mean?
a. to remove or get rid of
b. interfere in or bother with something that is not one's concern
c. not definitely; in a way that still needs confirmation/approval
d. to prevent or put an end to
b. interfere in or bother with something that is not one's concern
What word describes something that is not definitely; it still needs confirmation/approval
a. defiance
b. tentatively
c. anguish
d. disgrace
b. tentatively
Ruth was feeling overwhelmed and stressed when ___________________________ overcame her and she fell to the floor.
anguish
Walter was ____________________________ in the family’s affairs when it came to deciding how to use the insurance money.
meddling
What does defiance mean?
a. following the rules
b. ignoring someone
c. open resistance or bold disobedience
d. yelling loudly
c. open resistance or bold disobedience
What does tentatively mean?
a. not definitely; in a way that still needs confirmation/approval
b. confused or not understanding
c. intensely irritated or frustrated
d. clear someone of blame or fault
a. not definitely; in a way that still needs confirmation/approval
What word means to prevent or put an end to?
a. weariness
b. suppress
c. meddling
d. no clue
b. suppress
Travis was ____________________________ once his mom saw that he had finally made his bed and combed his hair; she stopped blaming him for his “slubbornness.”
vindicated
Walter tried to ____________________________ his anger by taking deep breaths when Ruth continued to dismiss his idea of buying the liquor store.
suppress
What does meddling with mean?
a. interfering or bothering with something that is not one's concern
b. playing around with someone
c. teasing your friends
d. giving someone a trophy
a. interfering or bothering with something that is not one's concern
What does vindicated mean?
a. award someone a gift
b. clear someone of blame or fault
c. open resistance; bold disobedience
d. who knows
b. clear someone of blame or fault
What does it mean when someone or something is interfering or bothering with something that is not one's concern
a. defiance
b. disgrace
c. mutilated
d. meddling
d. meddling