Stargirl Vocabulary Chapters 21 - 27

Question 1

an type of attitude toward something

Answer 1

sentiment

Question 2

not meant to be taken seriously, or literally

Answer 2

facetious

Question 3

to twist, or to turn

Answer 3

wrest

Question 4

to lose consciousness

Answer 4

swoon

Question 5

emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, or zeal, especially in the face of opposition, or hardship

Answer 5

morale

Question 6

a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence

Answer 6

torrent

Question 7

a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion

Answer 7

hermit

Question 8

fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor

Answer 8

zeal

Question 9

to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely

Answer 9

jostle

Question 10

a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S.A., and Mexico

Answer 10

mesa