Vocabulary Challenge # 7

meanly, angrily, unpleasantly 1st CLUE The Logan children greeted their Pa’s new friend, Mr. Morrison, in a polite but friendly manner. They greeted him _____________. 2nd CLUE Synonyms? friendly, happily, cheerfully amiably Antonyms? P.O.S. - ? adv. meanly, angrily, unpleasantly 2

cheerfully, gaily, hopefully 1st CLUE Little Man moped sadly into the kitchen after the bus had gotten his clothes all dirty. He felt _______________ about the unfairness that he pouted for awhile. 2nd CLUE Synonyms? sadly, hopelessly, somberly dismally Antonyms? P.O.S. - ? adv. cheerfully, gaily, hopefully 3

definite, positive, sure, doubtless 1st CLUE Whenever T.J. starts telling a tale, Cassie is doubtful that he’s telling the whole truth. Cassie is __________ that T.J. can tell the truth without inventing some fib. 2nd CLUE Synonyms? disputable, skeptical, doubtful dubious Antonyms? P.O.S. - ? adj. definite, positive, sure, doubtless 4

upset, aggravation, annoyance, frustration contentment, enjoyment 1st CLUE In the beginning Stacey’s annoyance at having Mr. Morrison around led him to be upset and resentful. Stacey’s ________________ often made it seem as if he didn’t like Mr. Morrison. 2nd CLUE Synonyms? upset, aggravation, annoyance, frustration exasperation Antonyms? noun P.O.S. - ? contentment, enjoyment

flounced 1st CLUE 2nd CLUE Lillian Jean never just calmly walked into a room; she always strutted or swaggered. We often giggled when she __________ into view. 2nd CLUE Synonyms? strutted, bounced, swaggered flounced Antonyms? walked, meandered verb P.O.S. - ? 6

jauntily 1st CLUE 2nd CLUE adj. Synonyms? briskly, buoyantly, happily Christopher-John was a happy-go-lucky kid; he often walked buoyantly while whistling. He walked ____________ most of the time. 2nd CLUE Synonyms? briskly, buoyantly, happily jauntily Antonyms? P.O.S. - ? adj. calmly, sadly, slowly 7

similar, like, same, homogenous, uniform 1st CLUE The Logan kids’ clothing was an assorted array of hand-me-downs, grain sacks and even cardboard. Their clothes were a ____________ assortment. 2nd CLUE Synonyms? mixed, varied, assorted motley Antonyms? similar, like, same, homogenous, uniform P.O.S. - ? adj. 8

dislike, hatred, indifference 1st CLUE Food clearly is something Christopher-John has a fondness for. His ______________ for eating showed when he protested having to skip lunch to go on some mission. 2nd CLUE Synonyms? fondness, liking, affection penchant Antonyms? P.O.S. - ? noun dislike, hatred, indifference 9

1st CLUE Cassie was anticipating a rowdy confrontation when the night-riders came to their house. Fortunately, there was no _______________ altercation since they turned away. 2nd CLUE Synonyms? noisy, ruckus, rowdy raucous Antonyms? quiet, calm, subdued adj. P.O.S. - ? 10

reverberated 1st CLUE 2nd CLUE The school bell echoed and resounded, calling us all into class. The bell _______________ in our ears. 2nd CLUE Synonyms? echoed, resounded reverberated Antonyms? silence, deaden P.O.S. - ? verb 11

bold, aggressive, unashamed 1st CLUE Jeremy Simms was shy and self-conscious about being with the Logan kids whenever his sister Lillian Jean came around. Jeremy acted very _____________ when she appeared. 2nd CLUE shy, embarrassed, self-conscious Synonyms? sheepish Antonyms? bold, aggressive, unashamed P.O.S. - ? adj. 12

caution, hesitation, cowardice 1st CLUE Mama Logan had a lot of audacity standing up to Miss Crocker who threatened to tell the authorities about the covering up of the books’ inside covers. Mrs. Logan had lots of ____________ in this situation. 2nd CLUE Synonyms? audacity, boldness, daring temerity Antonyms? caution, hesitation, cowardice P.O.S. - ? noun 13