Chapter 5-8 Vocabulary

The land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake.

• shoreline
• waterfront
• coastline
• bank

Upset; angry; cross; irritated

• Enraged
• Annoyed
• Sore

• Pleased

Practical jokes or mischievous acts

• hoaxes
• gags
• deceptions
• pranks

bad; critical; serious; terrible; extreme

• severe

• intensity
• pranks

• criticality

to suffer death, typically in a violent, sudden, or untimely way

• survive
• expire
• agony

• perished

A period of ten years

• Decennium
• Decagon
• Decrepit
• Decade

Extreme physical or mental suffering

• misery
• torment
• bliss
• agony

ugly or disgusting to look at; unsightly

• beautiful
• attractive
• hideous

• pleasant

A person who is extremely intelligent or creative.

• Savant
• Mastermind
• Genius
• Prodigy

A message sent by telegraph and then delivered in written form

• telegram
• telegraph
• lettergram
• wiremessage