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Duplicate of Tangerine Vocabulary
Duplicate of Tangerine Vocabulary
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Vocabulary from the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor.
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1
Erik is so
phony
when adults are around.
disruptive
irrelevant
deceiving
serious
2
The trees in this spot were tall and
weathered.
worn out
growing
big
green
3
I turned to page two and saw a large
composite
photo of the soccer players.
made up of smaller parts
musical creation
a friend
a middle way between
4
The soccer boys were accused of
vandalism
.
stealing
setting fires
deliberate distruction of property
cheating
5
He sat there staring at me,
astride
his red twenty-inch bike.
on both sides of
behind
in front of
on one side of
6
In the meeting, somebody moved to
adjourn
.
file a complaint
called for order
made a speech
close at the end
7
Dad asked
glumly
, “When?”
angrily
happily
friendly
unhappily
8
Paul was
elated
to go to another school.
very upset
very devious
very sad
very happy
9
The whippoorwill crowd was
jeering
Paul's team.
mocking
fearing
supporting
encouraging
10
Victor, Tino, and Hernando started
rollicking
with laughter,
crying
joyful and carefree
crawling
rolling
11
We rented pumps and spraying equipment and started
saturating
the area last month.
devour
very strenuous
thoroughly wet
ruined
12
Paul went
sprawling
in the mud.
Fall in an awkward way
playing
swimming
sliding
13
He
lurched
to one side, losing his grip on Tino.
moved strenously
moved unsteadily
moved steadily
moved angrily
14
No one ever discovered what happened to Paul to cause this
affliction
.
authority
pain or suffering
appearance
epidemic
15
The crowd of parents buzzed
ominously
.
threatingly
unwittingly
angrily
happily
16
Dad stopped and
scowled
at me.
smiled
frowned
stared
winked
17
Mike's hair was
singed
by the lightening.
burned completely
destroyed
burned superficially
ruined
18
Erik got out of the passenger side and walked up to Mom, slowly and
solemnly
.
excitedly
happily
seriously
aghast
19
Soccer practice was a
colossal
drag
very big
very small
very exciting
very boring
20
Erik's face started to
contort
when he heard Tino's insults.
collaborate
twist out of shape
return to normal
admonish
21
After reading about the last football game, Dad
brooded
about it.
think happily
think moodily
think sadly
think angrily
22
Tino was still standing over Erik's
prostrate
body.
severely injured
crouching in fear
bundled up in a heap
stretched out with face down
23
Arthur's hand
fumbled
inside his gym bag.
a loud low dull continuous noise
feel about uncertainly or blindly
fall suddenly and sharply
talk indistinctly
24
The wind-up toy ran out of
torque
.
speed
a small dwelling
a twisting force
a wrongful act
25
Tino was standing
insolently
before Erik.
in a compromising way
in a vulnerable way
in a disrespectful way
in an amusing way
26
Their leaves seemed to be
withering.
falling off
growing fast
dried up
turning green
27
We all
trudged
obediently over to the Quonset hut.
walked carefully
walked tiredly
walked excitedly
walked fast
28
The soccer game turned into a
brawl
.
concert
party
struggle
fight
29
The media went into a
frenzy
.
indifference
calm state
scared state
uncontrolled excitement
30
Tino was staring at Luis with
reverence.
love
dishonor
hatred
respect
31
I watched Eric's hand,
mesmerized
.
dilapidated
having your attention
authenticated
infuriated
32
His own goaltender only had to
cradle
the ball.
kick away
bounce away
let go of
hold in arms
33
I shook my head
vehemently
. I didn't want to go.
kindly
mildly
slowly
fiercely
34
Some
menacing
-looking kids were standing outside the school.
boring
dangerous and threatening
hungry
friendly and welcoming
35
It could even return this area to its former
prominence
as the tangerine capital of the world.
dilapidated
A state of being important
insignificance
promise
36
Paul went
berserk
when mud was smeared in his eyes.
vulnerable
becoming upset
Out of control with anger
a rational response
37
We walked to a
rickety
corrugated-iron shed.
small
strong
unstable
enormous
38
Did Betty Bright mind the
publicity
in the newspaper?
exactness
secret
attention attracting
reprimand
39
He was Erik's
goon
back then.
Someone who is paid to be a friend
Someone who is paid to hurt others
Someone who is paid to drive
Someone who is paid to tell jokes
40
His cold
persisted
.
continued
transmitted
got worse
went away
41
I took another bogus sick day.
sick
happy
fake
real
42
Erik and his
flunky
, Arthur, are always in demand.
angry person
obedient person
lazy person
supervisor
43
Theresa became
flustered
after Joey talked about his laser printer.
determined
angry
excited
agitated and confused
44
Victor jumped on Arthur and started
pummeling
him furiously.
tickling
loving
hugging
punching
45
At Tangerine Middle, the
minorities
are the majority.
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a smaller group
46
I remembered Erik's fingers
prying
my eyelids open.
pinching
wishing
stretching
clasping
47
Everyone was
subdued
, as we rolled out of the parking lot.
unhappy
talkative
cheerful
quieted
48
Our caravan
veered
off into the parking spaces.
to jump
to break
to brake
to change direction
49
But today I looked at them through the
hostile
eyes of a War Eagle.
very helpful
very unsure
very unfriendly
very favorable
50
After the news of Luis' death, I sat there
agonizing
about it.
suffering
thinking
talking
reading
