Definitions
I
I
careful, close, and disciplined observation
SURVEILLANCE
costly, rich, magnificent
SUMPTUOUS
picture, render
DELINEATE
invention, fancy
FIGMENT
injustice, unfairness, bias, prejudice
EQUITY
noninvolvement, innocence
COMPLICITY
Christopher’s understanding of mathematics is complete and _____.
PLENARY
After he arrives in London, Mother is ____ and easily irritated by Christopher.
TESTY
a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
DIATRIBE
without faith, skeptical
AGNOSTIC
charge, accusation
INDICTMENT
debatable, arguable, questionable
MOOT
lofty, noble, exalted
ABJECT
veteran, past master, expert, pro
NEOPHYTE
Christopher is able to ___ enough information about the subway system to find his way to London.
GLEAN
Understanding and acceptance of people who are different is a common _____ or theme in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
MOTIF
fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive
FECUND
present or existing everywhere
UBIQUITOUS
perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt
DEPRAVED
humiliation, disrepute, odium
IGNOMINY
proven, corroborated, authenticated
REPUTED
heavenly, spiritual, exciting
MUNDANE
As a child, Christopher plays with a miniature train set complete with a(n) _____ of a conductor.
EFFIGY
A(n) ___ of Christopher is his refusal to eat foods that are touching.
IDIOSYNCRACY
to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly
HALLOW
pertaining to or characteristic of the forest; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody
SYLVAN
acumen, discernment, discrimination
PERSPICACITY
vagrant, remiss, delinquent
DERELICT
dullness, obtuseness
ACUITY
accessible, comprehensible, intelligible
ESOTERIC
Christopher has a(n) ___ for mathematics, as he is often able to calculate large sums in his head.
PENCHANT
Christopher finds things like an afterlife and God _____ and silly because they cannot be proven.
INANE
certain, not to be doubted or denied
INDUBITABLE
to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of
ENERVATE
shade, nicety, refinement
NUANCE
fitful , spasmodic, random
INTERMITTENT
tribute, tell truth, seriousness
TRAVESTY
restrained, understated, meek
OVERWEENING
Christopher makes a(n) ____ declaring four yellow cars in a row is a Black day.
FIAT
Christopher uses ___ to excuse his searching for Wellington’s killer even after being told to stop by his father.
SOPHISTRY