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Sci-Fi Lesson Vocab
Vocab from"The Naming of Names"and"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" 7th
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Submerged | Sunk; Covered with Liquid |
| Amiss | Wrong or Improper |
| Convivial | Sociable or Friendly |
| Cease | To Stop |
| Anachronism | Something out of its proper time in history, like a television in the middle ages, or penicillin in Ancient Rome |
| Forlorn | Hopeless, Deserted, Abandoned |
| Receded | Withdrew; Became more distant |
| Dwindle | Shrink, as in to lessen in quanity |
| Flimsy | Poorly made; easily broken or damaged |
| Climes | Regions |
| Transfixed | To shock or terrify somebody so much as to induce a momentary inability to move (Frozen with fear) |
| Intelligible | Capable of being understood, understandable |
| Assent | To agree to something |
| Intimidate | To frighten somebody into doing or not doing something |
| Defiant | Openly disobedient, tending to confront and challenge |
| Idiosyncrasy | Quirk, a way of behaving that is peculiar to an individual or group, possibly source of danger |
| Converging | To meet, to reach the same point coming from different directions |
| Explicit | Clear and Obvious |
| Variations | The degree to which something differs |
| Superstition | Irrational, belief in the magical effects of a specific action or ritual, especially in the likelihood that good or bad luck will result from performing it |
| Scapegoat | Somebody who is made to take the blame for others |
| Metamorphosis | A change of physical form |
| Revelation | Information revealed |
| Fluster | To make or become nervous |
| Insomnia | Difficulty in sleeping |
| He took one step before he was___________into the quicksand. | Submerged |
| He looked over his test to see if anything was________or improper. | Amiss |
| The children tried to act________and friendly towards the new student so she would feel welcomed. | Convivial |
| When a touch had been scored, the judge called for the fencers to_______any further actions. | Cease |
| A typewriter nowadays is like an__________, for it is not that useful in this time period. | Anachronism |
| The small puppy with matted fur and big eyes looked________. | Forlorn |
| I watched as he_________off into the distance. | Receded |
| Overtime, the population of people who like Iron Man________down because they started realizing that Captain America is better. | Dwindled |
| Even though the bird house I made was a little________and damaged, I was still proud of it | Flimsy |
| Some________or regions get more rain than others. | Climes |
| He was_________with fear during the entire haunted house ride. | Transfixed |
| Although the book was hundreds of years old, the writing was________and capable of being read. | Intelligible |
| I_______with your idea, but I am afraid they disagree. | Assent |
| The bully_____and threatened the younger kids into giving up their lunch money. | Intimidate |
| He was acting______and openly disrespectful in class. | Defiant |
| He seemed like an____________in the group, for he spent to much time away from them and wasn't as enthusiastic. | Idiosyncrasy |
| I watched helplessly as the two cars started____________at the intersection. | Converging |
| His annoyed behavior was_________and obvious. He had to be pulled from the room by the teacher. | Explicit |
| There are regional__________in precipitation around the country. Some places may get inches of rain every year, while some may get none at all. | Variations |
| During the summer in Oregon, he gained a______________that magical creatures lived in the woods. | Superstition |
| The kids voted on someone to be a___________. They didn't want to be caught guilty. | Scapegoat |
| I studied the caterpillars_____________. I was amazed to watch how they changed form. | Metamorphosis |
| The loss of security in the main computers of the organization made__________. Lots of importat information was lost | Revelation |
| He was surprised and_________when they accused him of the crime. | Flustered |
| I was having__________that night; I finally fell asleep around midnight, though. | Insomnia |
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