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Secret Life of Bees
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| coax | to persuade |
| welt | a bump on the skin caused by a whip, scratch or blow |
| cowlick | a tuft of hair growing in a different direction from the rest |
| mason | someone who makes things out of stone |
| smuggle | to bring in secretly |
| aptitude | a natural talent or ability |
| gouge | to roughly cut out |
| oblivious | unaware |
| thrash | to move about restlessly or erratically |
| blaspheme | to insult God or religion |
| browbeat | to bully or intimidate |
| scorched | burnt |
| sweltering | excessively hot |
| crevice | a narrow crack or opening |
| consolation | a source of comfort |
| bona fide | authentic |
| revelation | information newly revealed |
| outlandish | extremely unusual |
| vigil | time spent watching or praying through the night |
| infest | to inhabit in numbers large enough to be harmful |