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2021-2022 LITERATURE
Tuck Everlasting Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tangent | (noun) a completely different line of thought or action |
| melancholy | (adj) sad; blue; gloomy; unhappy |
| retort | (verb) to say something in a sharp, angry manner |
| galling | (adj) embarrassing; humiliating; annoying |
| peculiar | (adj) not ordinary; strange; odd |
| submission (submit) | (noun) to yield or surrender to the will or authority of another |
| disarray | (noun) a state of untidiness; messy; cluttered |
| barbarian | (noun) an uncivilized person; a brute; a savage |
| illiterate | (adj) unable to read or write |
| alien | (adj) dissimilar; not familiar; foreign; very unusual; peculiar |
| fleeting | (adj) lasting for a very short time; brief; short; quick; momentary |
| gingerly | (adv) showing great care or caution; delicately; carefully; gently |
| prostrate | (adj) completely overcome and lacking energy to rise; drained; exhausted |
| ebb | (verb) gradually lessen or reduce; wane; fade away; decrease; weaken; disappear |
| imposing | (adj) grand and magnificent in appearance; eye-catching; spectacular; awesome; splendid |
| BE ABLE TO USE THE VOCABULARY WORDS CORRECTLY IN A SENTENCE. (Knowing what part of speech the word is will help with this.) |