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Tangerine Part 2 Sen
| Sentence | Word |
|---|---|
| “There were larger groups, too. ________-looking gangs, just standing around, watching the karate kickers go at it.” | Menacing |
| “It was only a matter of time until she found the range and scored, in spite of those _______ fullbacks.” | Menacing |
| “They turned to us and started _______ as we began our lap around the field.” | Jeering |
| “I started to get up, but before I could, the fullback stretched out my goggles from my face, scooped up a handful of mud, and smeared it in my eyes. In my eyes! I went ______!” | Berserk |
| “Dad continued talking in this manner throughout dinner, pounding home his theme to Erik--that Erik had contributed big-time to the victory, that Erik had actually made victory possible by being the _____.” | Decoy |
| “‘They gotta get ______,’ he said. ‘______ for bugs. We’ve all got bugs.’” | Fumigated |
| “Luis thinks it could even return this area to its former ______ as the tangerine capital of the world.” | Prominence |
| “Tonight I was down in the _____ searching for information on tangerines when Mom announced, ‘I’ve got people coming over tonight Paul, you might want to work upstairs.’” | Alcove |
| “I rolled my chair to the entrance of the _____ so he could see me.” | Alcove |
| “And whether his attitude likes it or not, he’s _____ for that and for my missing property.’” | Liable |
| “But is it really worth your time and money to hire a lawyer and go to court just to take some guy’s ______ pickup truck away? | Dilapidated |
| “The new bud we grafted onto the rootstock is called a _____.” | Scion |
| “I saw a ______ white cloud enter the backyard, like an angel of death.” | Billowing |
| “It’s how we’ve done it that is so ______." | Extraordinary |
| “The War Eagles have set out on a bloody _______ through the country.” | Rampage |
| “Tino was staring at him with ______, with no trace of the hard-guy face he usually carries around.” | Reverence |
| “He became a genius at _________.” | Horticulture |
| “And there sat Erik-______, casual, wearing his football-hero smile. | Composed |
| “The rest of the War Eagles mobbed me and _____ me up.” | Hoisted |
| “I shook my head ________.” | Vehemently |