Week 1
Which hotword means "very difficult, strenuous, exhausting, grueling"?
arduous
Which hotword means "a feeling of closeness or sympathy because of shared interests"?
affinity
Which hotword means "the mood or feeling of a place"?
ambiance
Which hotword means "uninvolved, disinterested, indifferent"?
aloof
What word in the title of our book means "not important"?
Which hotword means "unpleasant loud sounds, noise, discord"
cacophony
Which hotword means "a place for hiding, storing, or preserving treasure or supplies or something hidden"?
cache
Which hotword means "the gradual loss of muscle or mass usually because of disease or lack of use, deterioration, decline, lessening"?
atrophy
Which hotword means "natural ability to learn, capability, talent, competence, innate skill"?
aptitude
Who is the author of Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus?
Dusti Bowling
Which hotword means "a person who is passionate and knowledgeable, an expert, a buff, a fanatic"
connoisseur
Which hotword means "feeling or showing no sympathy for others"
callous
Which hotword means "the force created by a person's actions that some people believe causes good or bad things to happen to that person"?
karma
Which hotword means "an experience that relieves tension or makes you feel better"?
catharsis
What is the name of the sequel to our book?
Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus
Which hotword means "the state of not having enough, scarcity, lack of, shortage"
dearth
Which hotword means "a person who consumes too much"?
glutton
Which hotword means "the practice of giving money to improve the lives of others"?
philanthropy
Which hotword means "to recall past experiences with fondness"?
reminisce
What does the word "momentous" mean?
Momentous means "of great importance or significance, especially in its bearing on the future."
Which hotword means "a sad mood, very unhappy, gloomy, sorrowful, grim"
melancholy
Which hotword means "the unfair practice of giving special treatment to relatives"?
nepotism
Which hotword means "to delay doing a task that you don’t want to do"?
procrastinate
Which hotword means "in exactly the same words, literally, directly, accurately, word for word”?
verbatim
Where does the novel take place?
Stagecoach Pass Amusement Park in Phoenix, Arizona.