Definitions
quick and light in movement; agile
-Nimble
-Innumerable
Nimble
Use Jeer in a sentence
Jeer- expressing scorn or disapproval.
There were several thousands of them in the town and none of them seemed to have anything to do except stand on street corners and jeer at Europeans.
What is a synonym for Feebly?
weakly
For at that time I had already made up my mind that _________ was an evil thing and the sooner I chucked up my job and got out of it the better.
-imperialism
-innumerable
-supplant
imperialism
True or False: Elephants are the largest land animals on Earth.
True - whales are bigger, but whales don't live on land
educational; illuminating; informative
-Senility
-Enlightening
Enlightening
Use Resolute in a sentence
Resolute- fully committed to achieving a goal
He has got to appear resolute, to know his own mind and do definite things.
What is a synonym for Halted?
stopped; ended; stalled
The ______ of the great beast’s foot had stripped the skin from his back as neatly as one skins a rabbit.
-jeer
-friction
-sufficient
friction
Are elephants herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores?
too many to be counted; myriad
-Nimble
-Innumerable
Innumerable
Use Remnant in a sentence
Remnant- a small part remaining behind
You could see the agony of it jolt his whole body and knock the last remnant of strength from his legs.
What is a synonym for Labyrinth?
maze
And it was at this moment, as I stood there with the rifle in my hands, that I first grasped the pointlessness, the ______ of colonizing Burma.
-futility
-innumerable
garish
futility
Finish this phrase: "An elephant never ______"
"forgets." - Elephants are one of the smartest animals around, and they have a great memory.
lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward, from either submission or depletion of energy
-Prostrate
-Resolute
Prostrate
Use Garish in a sentence
Garish- excessively showy
I looked at the sea of yellow faces above the garish clothes, faces all happy and excited, to see the elephant get shot.
What is a synonym for Supplant?
replace; substitute
It was a tiny incident, but it gave me a better glimpse of the real nature of imperialism – the real motives for which _______ governments act.
-imperialism
-cowed
-despotic
despotic
True or False: Elephants only live near India.
False - Elephants live in India and Africa
the state of mental decline that typically accompanies old age
-Senility
-Supplant
Senility
Use Pretext in a sentence
Pretext- a fake reason to hide why you are really doing something
And afterwards I was very glad that the native had been killed; it put me legally in the right and it gave me a sufficient pretext for shooting the elephant.
What is a synonym for Cowed?
intimidated; bullied; opressed
And afterwards I was very glad that the native had been killed; it put me legally in the right and it gave me a ________ pretext for shooting the elephant.
-Supplant
-Sufficient
-feebly
sufficient
Name an ancestor of the elephant
Woolly Mammoth