Ch 4-6 Flashcards
(22 cards)
Enmity
The state of feeling or being actively opposed or hostile to someone
Solace
Comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness
Singularity
The state, fact, or condition of being singular
Effulgence
Brightness taken to extreme
Flourish
Grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment
Remote
Situated far from the the main center or population
Transfixed
Cause someone to become motionless with horror, wonder or astonishment
Irresolute
Showing or feeling hesitancy, or uncertainty
Reverie
A state of being pleasantly lost in ones thoughts; a daydream
Jounce
Jolt or bounce
Tedious
Too long, slow, or dull, tiresome or monotonous
Exhort
Strongly encourage or urge someone to do something
Idiosyncratic
Of or relating to idiosyncrasy peculiar individual
Turbid
Cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter
Bantam
Small but aggressive
What is genes goal at Devon school?
To be head of class
Why does gene believe he has an advantage over Chet Douglass in achieving this goal?
Gene cares about grades and Chet only cares about learning
Why does gene experience such relief seeing himself in finnys pink shirt
Maybe he an be finny now
What will finny be able to do again once his legs heal
Walk but he won’t be able to play sports
Why does finny feel guilty for ever thinking gene might have caused his injury? What does he refuse to believe?
Because their friends and he feels guilty blaming gene. He refuses to believe it’s his fault
Why were some of the younger teachers missing
They went to war
What does gene realize must have been his “purpose from the first”
To become apart of finny
