TSB Ch. 14-24 Vocabulary Quizs

irked

Paige was ___________ by her parents because they would not buy her a bag of potato chips.

• delighted

• irked

• indifferent

• amused

gunwales

• hull

• deck

• gunwales

• keel

persistence

Because of Samantha’s ___________ , the teacher finally caved in and allowed her to get a drink of water.

• determination

• indifference

• persistence

• hesitation

relinquish

The defeated army had no choice but to___________ the captured territory to its enemy.

• surrender

• reclaim

• fortify

• relinquish

gorge

• overflow

• drain

• absorb

• contain

chop

• waves

• breeze

• current

• storm

resignation

• a sense of relief

• a feeling of despair

• a resigned acceptance

• an overwhelming joy

breaching

• jumping

• swimming

• diving

• sinking

rafters

The roof of the house started to sag because the ___________ were poorly constructed.

• beams

• rafters

• columns

• trusses

grimacing

• smiling

• grimacing

• laughing

• frowning