Vocabulary Test 4 (Ch 10-13)

Choose the correct definition for the word in bold:

"The hot weather made him indolent, and he had shirked his studies, tried Mr. Brooke's patience to the utmost, displeased his grandfather by practising half the afternoon, frightened the maid-servants half out of their wits, by mischievously hinting that one of his dogs was going mad, and, after high words with the stable-man about some fancied neglect of his horse, he had flung himself into his hammock, to fume over the stupidity of the world in general, till the peace of the lovely day quieted him in spite of himself" (Alcott 173).

• lazy

• self-satisfied; overly content; smug

• agreeable to the taste

• sweet-smelling; fragrant

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Peeping through the meshes of the hammock, he saw the Marches coming out, as if bound on some expedition (Alcott 173).

• A journey made for a special purpose

• a pleasant shady place under trees or climbing plants in a garden or wood

• An unusual fact or event which can be observed and/or documented

• having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed

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It was rather a pretty little picture; for the sisters sat together in the shady nook, with sun and shadow flickering over them, the aromatic wind lifting their hair and cooling their hot cheeks, and all the little wood-people going on with their affairs as if these were no strangers, but old friends (Alcott 173).

• sweet-smelling; fragrant

• lazy

• agreeable to the taste

• meal or food

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"We're an ambitious set, aren't we? Every one of us, but Beth, wants to be rich and famous, and gorgeous in every respect. I do wonder if any of us will ever get our wishes," said Laurie, chewing grass, like a meditative calf (Alcott 179).

• having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed

• respected because of age

• agreeable to the taste

• self-satisfied; overly content; smug

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“You and I shall be twenty-six, Teddy, Beth twenty-four, and Amy twenty-two. What a venerable party!" said Jo (Alcott 179).

• respected because of age

• self-satisfied; overly content; smug

• agreeable to the taste

• lazy

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"Oh, dear, no! it will be delicious, I'm sure," said Meg complacently (Alcott 135).

• self-satisfied; overly content; smug

• sweet-smelling; fragrant

• having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed

• meal or food

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Amy arranged her bower, put on her best white frock, smoothed her curls, and sat down to draw, under the honeysuckles, hoping some one would see and inquire who the young artist was (Alcott 136)

• A pleasant shady place under trees or climbing plants in a garden or wood

• An unusual fact or event which can be observed and/or documented

• A journey made for a special purpose

• Respected because of age

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The boiled tea was very bitter, the omelette scorched, and the biscuits speckled with saleratus; but Mrs. March received her repast with thanks, and laughed heartily over it after Jo was gone (Alcott 139).

• Meal or food

• A pleasant shady place under trees or climbing plants in a garden or wood

• An unusual fact or event which can be observed and/or documented

• A journey made for a special purpose

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"'Poor little souls, they will have a hard time, I'm afraid; but they won't suffer, and it will do them good,' she said, producing the more palatable viands with which she had provided herself, and disposing of the bad breakfast, so that their feelings might not be hurt,—a motherly little deception, for which they were grateful" (Alcott 139).

• Agreeable to the taste

• sweet-smelling; fragrant

• lazy

• respected because of age

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"The unusual spectacle of her busy mother rocking comfortably, and reading, early in the morning, made Jo feel as if some natural phenomenon had occurred, for an eclipse, an earthquake, or a volcanic eruption would hardly have seemed stranger" (Alcott 140).

• An unusual fact or event which can be observed and/or documented

• A journey made for a special purpose

• A pleasant shady place under trees or climbing plants in a garden or wood

• Meal or food