Tuck Everlasting Vocabulary Pre-Test

Name:______

Write the letter of the definition that correctly matches the term.

1. _____ infinite A. regretful, remorseful

2. _____ rueful B. peaceful or calm

3. _____ irrelevant C. suddenly, without warning

4. _____ peculiar D. not important to the current topic

5. _____ tranquil E. small amount of

6. _____ melancholy F. irritate immensely

7. _____ scornful G. endless; goes on forever

8. _____ meager H. strange, odd

9. _____ exasperated I. depressed, sad

10. _____ abruptly K. feeling or expressing contempt, treating someone as if they were worthless

1. _____ silhouettes A. a state of disorganization

2. _____ elation B. stay in one place longer than necessary

3. _____ anguish C. being very prideful of one’s own appearance or accomplishments

4. _____ vanity D. continue firmly on a path of action

5. _____ disarray E. a device or structure used to hang criminals

6. _____ lingered F. a movement of part of the body

7. _____ persisted G. having great energy, force

8. _____ gallows H. great happiness and exhilaration

9. _____ gestured I. a dark shape or outline of something or someone against a lighter background

10. _____ vigorous K. severe mental or physical pain

1. _____ immense A. in a careful or cautious way

2. _____ gingerly B. dried out with heat

3. _____ revulsion C. a person who helps another commit a crime

4. _____ sprawled D. close into a tight ball; squeeze

5. _____ babbling E. without regret or guilt

6. _____ accomplice F. causing death

7. _____ remorseless G. extremely large or great

8. _____ clenched H. to sit, lay, or fall with legs and arms spread out in an awkward way

9. _____ fatal I. to talk rapidly and continually in a foolish way

10. _____ parched K. a sense of disgust and loathing