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Duplicate of Duplicate of Tangerine Vocabulary
Duplicate of Duplicate of Tangerine Vocabulary
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Vocabulary from the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor.
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1
In the meeting, somebody moved to
adjourn
.
called for order
made a speech
file a complaint
close at the end
2
Tino was staring at Luis with
reverence.
love
hatred
dishonor
respect
3
Their leaves seemed to be
withering.
falling off
turning green
growing fast
dried up
4
I watched Eric's hand,
mesmerized
.
authenticated
having your attention
dilapidated
infuriated
5
Soccer practice was a
colossal
drag
very big
very boring
very small
very exciting
6
Erik's face started to
contort
when he heard Tino's insults.
collaborate
twist out of shape
admonish
return to normal
7
The crowd of parents buzzed
ominously
.
unwittingly
angrily
threatingly
happily
8
Tino was standing
insolently
before Erik.
in a disrespectful way
in an amusing way
in a compromising way
in a vulnerable way
9
It could even return this area to its former
prominence
as the tangerine capital of the world.
dilapidated
insignificance
promise
A state of being important
10
But today I looked at them through the
hostile
eyes of a War Eagle.
very favorable
very helpful
very unfriendly
very unsure
11
Tino was still standing over Erik's
prostrate
body.
bundled up in a heap
severely injured
crouching in fear
stretched out with face down
12
His own goaltender only had to
cradle
the ball.
hold in arms
let go of
kick away
bounce away
13
Erik and his
flunky
, Arthur, are always in demand.
lazy person
angry person
supervisor
obedient person
14
He
lurched
to one side, losing his grip on Tino.
moved angrily
moved unsteadily
moved strenously
moved steadily
15
No one ever discovered what happened to Paul to cause this
affliction
.
pain or suffering
epidemic
appearance
authority
16
After reading about the last football game, Dad
brooded
about it.
think sadly
think happily
think angrily
think moodily
17
He was Erik's
goon
back then.
Someone who is paid to be a friend
Someone who is paid to drive
Someone who is paid to hurt others
Someone who is paid to tell jokes
18
We rented pumps and spraying equipment and started
saturating
the area last month.
thoroughly wet
ruined
devour
very strenuous
19
I turned to page two and saw a large
composite
photo of the soccer players.
musical creation
a friend
a middle way between
made up of smaller parts
20
Everyone was
subdued
, as we rolled out of the parking lot.
talkative
cheerful
unhappy
quieted
21
Our caravan
veered
off into the parking spaces.
to break
to change direction
to jump
to brake
22
After the news of Luis' death, I sat there
agonizing
about it.
talking
suffering
thinking
reading
23
At Tangerine Middle, the
minorities
are the majority.
asdfasdf
asdfasdf
asdfasdf
a smaller group
24
I remembered Erik's fingers
prying
my eyelids open.
pinching
stretching
clasping
wishing
25
He sat there staring at me,
astride
his red twenty-inch bike.
on one side of
on both sides of
behind
in front of
26
Dad asked
glumly
, “When?”
happily
angrily
friendly
unhappily
27
We walked to a
rickety
corrugated-iron shed.
small
unstable
strong
enormous
28
Some
menacing
-looking kids were standing outside the school.
friendly and welcoming
dangerous and threatening
boring
hungry
29
Erik got out of the passenger side and walked up to Mom, slowly and
solemnly
.
aghast
seriously
happily
excitedly
30
Theresa became
flustered
after Joey talked about his laser printer.
angry
excited
agitated and confused
determined
31
Victor jumped on Arthur and started
pummeling
him furiously.
hugging
tickling
punching
loving
32
Dad stopped and
scowled
at me.
stared
smiled
winked
frowned
33
Did Betty Bright mind the
publicity
in the newspaper?
attention attracting
secret
reprimand
exactness
34
I took another bogus sick day.
fake
happy
sick
real
35
Arthur's hand
fumbled
inside his gym bag.
a loud low dull continuous noise
feel about uncertainly or blindly
talk indistinctly
fall suddenly and sharply
36
His cold
persisted
.
transmitted
continued
got worse
went away
37
We all
trudged
obediently over to the Quonset hut.
walked tiredly
walked excitedly
walked carefully
walked fast
38
I shook my head
vehemently
. I didn't want to go.
slowly
mildly
kindly
fiercely
39
The trees in this spot were tall and
weathered.
green
worn out
growing
big
