Unit 6 Vocabulary

Laurie lived in a mansion. What is a " mansion"?

• to guide or control

• a large and stately home

• a mountain

What does " row" mean in this sentence?

Boys make such a row and it becomes too loud!

• a loud argument or fight

• to make a boat move with oars

• a line of people

" I never had any slippers that suited me as well as yours."

What does " suited" mean in this sentence?

• a suit of armor

• a legal action

• to be attractive and nice-looking

" Laughing over the kittens, Laurie forgot his bashfulness".

What does " bashfulness" mean in that sentence?

• the warmth of something

• the state of being shy around other people

• to hit something hard

" Laurie's face had lost it's dull look".

What does " dull" mean?

• boring and not interesting

• brilliant, radiant

• slow to learn

What does " croaked" mean in the following sentence?

Laurie croaked, " I'm feeling a little better."

• to remove the tops of

• to make cloth from thread

• To make a hoarse noise when you talk

What does tomb mean as it's used in this sentence?

" It's as lifeless as a tomb up here."

• a grave or special room for a body

• a small drum

• a weapon or tool

What does " revive" mean as it's used in this sentence?

" Beth's kittens were just the thing to revive Laurie".

• to discuss or think about

• to restore to life

• to make corrections

The lemonade " quenched" my thirst on this hot, summer day.

What does " quenched" mean?

• a question

• a deep , narrow ditch

• to satisfy or put an end to something

She was " anxious" about her upcoming reading test.

What does "anxious" mean?

• worried or nervous

• joyful

• a medicine for colds