Vocabulary Practice (chapters 11-21)

What does the word "sideswipe" mean?

• To hit along the side with a blow

• To move quickly

• To avoid something

• To look sideways

What is the meaning of "unbidden"?

• Invited; welcomed

• Uninvited; unwanted

• Planned; organized

• Expected; anticipated

If someone is "skeptical," they are:

• Easily convinced

• Very trusting

• Not easily convinced; having doubts

• Always certain

What does "idly" mean?

• With great effort

• With no purpose or reason

• Very quickly

• With determination

What does "levelheaded" mean?

• Calm and sensible

• Easily angered

• Very emotional

• Extremely excited

Which word means "to make angry"?

• Idly

• Riled

• Sideswipe

• Skeptical

Which word means "to hit along the side with a blow"?

• Skeptical

• Sideswipe

• Riled

• Levelheaded

Which word means "calm and sensible"?

• Levelheaded

• Skeptical

• Riled

• Idly

What does the word "unfurls" mean?

• To close tightly

• To open or spread

• To twist around

• To hide away

Which word means "to open or spread"?

• Fortification

• Gangly

• Unfurls

• Crucial