(CK) Tuck Everlasting Vocabulary Ch 10-14
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| indomitable | unyielding; unconquerable; undefeatable | The Foster women had made a fortress out of duty. Within it, they were ________.
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| lolled | lounged; drooped | An ancient green-plush sofa ________ alone in the center of the parlor, like yet another mossy fallen log.
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| cavernous | like a cavern, large and hollow | There was a washstand with the lonely mirror, and opposite an enormous, ________ oak wardrobe.
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| mirage | an illusion, often of a pool of reflecting water | On the old beamed ceiling of the parlor, streaks of light swam and wavered like a bright ________, reflected through the windows from the sunlit surface of the pond.
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| peculiar | unusual; bizarre; odd; strange | Winnie would be expected to sleep--all night--in this dirty, strange ________ house.
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| supremely | perfectly; flawlessly | The man in the yellow suit seemed ________ nice to her now, a kind of savior.
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| silty | having loose sediment made up of small rocky particles | Tuck dipped the oars into the ________ bottom of the pond in one strong pull.
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| anguish | distress; suffering | Winnie struggled with the ________ of all these things Tuck told her.
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| hunched | bowed; stooped; bent | Winnie could only sit ________ and numb, the sound of the water rolling in her ears.
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| anxiously | worriedly; fearfully | Tuck came to check on Winnie, a little later, to peer down at her ________.
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You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
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