Vocabulary Unit 3

Question 1

Dignity

noun

Answer 1

The quality of being worthy of honor and respect

Sentence: Backtrack and make myself a better person. The only way to do that now was to let her leave with dignity.

Question 2

Beffudled

adj,

Answer 2

Unable to think clearly, very confused.

Sentence: The cow obviousily befuddled by this bizzare sight.

Question 3

Deity

noun

Answer 3

A goddess or god,

Sentence: Above us, Rob sat like some Aztec deity,

Question 4

Cumbersome

adj,

Answer 4

Hard to handle or manage because of size or weigt.

Sentence: I couldn’t find a place for my hands, which had become huge and cumbersome.

Question 5

Derision

noun

Answer 5

The feeling that people express when they criticize or laugh at someone in an insulting way.
Sentence: I knew now how Dallas Alice, Lance, and even Simon felt to be an object of derision.

Question 6

Subtle

adj.

Answer 6

Hard to notice or see, not obvious

Sentence: I watched Glass’s face go through a series of subtle changes.

Question 7

Glint

verb

Answer 7

to shine in small, bright flashes;(noun) a small flash of light.
Sentence: When she removed her hands and stood up, I could see the glint of braces,

Question 8

Bewilderment

noun

Answer 8

A state of mental confusion.

Sentence: I saw hands meet in applause, but the clapping hands opened to faces of bewilderment.