Vocabulary
Define the word, "imminent".
about to occur.
What does the word "unfurled" mean?
Promise hung about us like the leaves, and wherever we looked, ferns unfurled and birds broke into song.
to expand, or open
What character trait is this: Doodle was frightened of being left. “Don’t go leave me, Brother,” he cried, and he leaned toward the coffin.
Speech, or Action
what is 5^3?
125
What does "evanesce" mean?
to disappear;vanish.
What is the meaning of the word, "exotic"
excitingly strange.
What does "uncoordinated" mean?
At that moment the bird began to flutter, but the wings were uncoordinated, and amid much flapping and a spray of flying feathers, it tumbled down, bumping through the limbs of the bleeding tree and landing at our feet with a thud.
wobbly, or unsteady
What character trait is this: I pulled the go-cart through the sawtooth fern, down into the green dimness where the palmetto fronds whispered by the stream.
A- Actions
What is the square root of 64?
8
What does the word "paraded" mean/
At first I just paraded him up and down the piazza, but then he started crying to be taken out into the yard, and it ended up by my having to lug him wherever I went.
march, or pace
What is a synonym for the word, "reiterate"?
repeat.
What is an antonym for the word, "evanesced"?
I hadn’t run too far before I became tired, and the flood of childish spite evanesced as well.
to appear
What character trait is this: Mama would call from wherever she was, “Take Doodle with you.”
Speech
A man goes to buy a used car. He finds a nice Corvette for $8700 and he buys it without paying a dime. How is that possible?
He didn’t pay a dime, he paid $8,700.
"insecurely; in a dangerous or unstable way". Which word best suits this definition: "heresy", or "precariously"?
precariously.
Using context, define the meaning of the word, "doggedness"
"I should have already admitted defeat, but my pride wouldn’t let me. The excitement of our program had now been gone for weeks, but still we kept on with a tired doggedness."
persistence;stubbornness.
What is a synonym for the word, "exotic"?
Even death did not mar its grace, for it lay on the earth like a broken vase of red flowers, and we stood around it, awed by its exotic beauty.
fantastic, or strange
What character trait is this: He seemed all head, with a tiny body which was red and shriveled like an old man’s.
L- Looks
I am a mother’s child and a father’s child but nobody’s son. What am I?
A Daughter
After you go through a fall I will take over. All life will stall, or at least grow slower. What am I?
Winter
What is the meaning of the word, "infallibility"?
inability to make errors.
What is an antonym for the word, "imminent"?
With success so imminent, we decided not to tell anyone until he could actually walk.
late, or recent
What character trait is this: Doodle was just about the craziest brother a boy ever had.
T- Thoughts
What connects two people but touches only one?
A wedding ring
What character trait is this: Doodle was paralyzed, so I put him on my shoulder and carried him down the ladder, and even when we were outside in the bright sunshine, he clung to me, crying, “Don’t leave me. Don’t leave me.”
Action, or Speech