Insignificant events in the life of a cactus ch. 1-5 vocab

As Aven wailed in despair, her mom told her to stop crying because having arms was totally________.

• overrated

• humble

• artifact

The girls eyes grew wide with shock as she asked Aven questions about her charred arms. What does charred mean?

• humble

• burned

• secluded

"If the public only knew what the government was up to, there would be a revolution." Exclaimed Aven's great-grandma.

• sn object from an earlier time

• out of view

• an overthrow of the government

"Stop trying to entice me", Aven told her father.

What does the word entice mean?

• to lure someone

• burned

• to over estimate the value of something

Aven wasn't sure why an 86 year old woman who lived in a trailer was the only one privy to the top secret information.

What does the word privy mean?

• a persons whose job is to manage money

• skillful

• participating in top secret information

Gary was the accountant for the park.

What does the word accountant mean?

• a person has the job of managing the accounts of a business

• modest

• to lure someone

Mom and dad described the apartment as a cozy, but humble little place.

What does the word humble mean?

• burned

• having a decline in mental functioning due to age or disease

• modest

The museum was just one room with picture covered walls and a few artifacts in glass cases.

What does the word artifacts mean?

• a rundown building

• sheltered from view

• an object from an earlier time

I lifted my foot and opened the book with it, using my dexterous toes to turn the pages until I got to page 23.

What does the word dexterous mean?

• to lure somone

• skillfull

• burned

I went outside and found a secluded spot under a tree and sat in the grass to read my science book.

What does the word secluded mean?

• sheltered from view (out of sight)

• modest

• a being with an unnatural change