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The Greatest Salesman in the World Part 2, Chapter 3 Vocabulary
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The Greatest Salesman in the World Part 2, Chapter 3 Vocabulary

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What does the word 'beckoning' mean?

  • Making a gesture to encourage someone to come nearer (correct)
  • Experiencing intense physical or mental pain
  • Existing or occurring at the beginning
  • Making a gesture to avoid someone

    • What is the meaning of the word 'forlorn'?

  • Pitifully sad and abandoned (correct)
  • Making a gesture to avoid someone
  • Desolate and abandoned by God or humans
  • Experiencing intense physical or mental pain

    • What does the word 'disbanded' mean?

  • To catch fire or cause to catch fire
  • To break up or dissolve an organization (correct)
  • To apply or bring to bear a force or influence
  • To make a gesture to encourage someone to come nearer

    • What is the meaning of the word 'glimpsed'?

    <p>Caught a momentary or partial view of something</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the word 'initial'?

    <p>Existing or occurring at the beginning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the word 'sedition'?

    <p>Conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against authority</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the word 'unmoved'?

    <p>Not affected or touched emotionally by something</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the word 'tattered'?

    <p>Torn, ragged, or worn to shreds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following words with their meanings:

    <p>Absconded = To leave hurriedly and secretly Agonized = Experiencing intense physical or mental pain Contrary = Opposite in nature or direction Exert = To apply or bring to bear a force</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following words with their meanings:

    <p>Flutters = Rapid, irregular movements or vibrations Forlorn = Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely Gesture = A movement of the body to express an idea God-forsaken = Desolate and abandoned by God or humans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following words with their meanings:

    <p>Glimpsed = Caught a momentary or partial view of something Hourglass = A device used to measure time Ignite = To catch fire or cause to catch fire Inn = A small establishment providing lodging, food, and drink</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following words with their meanings:

    <p>Morrow = The next day Musty = Stale, damp, and typically unpleasant-smelling Recounted = To tell someone about an event or experience Retrospect = A survey of a past course of events</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following words with their meanings:

    <p>Sedated = Administered a drug to calm or relieve anxiety Steamed = Cooked by means of steam Tattered = Torn, ragged, or worn to shreds Unmoved = Not affected or touched emotionally by something</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following words with their antonyms:

    <p>Forlorn = Happy and fulfilled God-forsaken = Blessed and protected Musty = Fresh and clean Tattered = Intact and new</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following words with their synonyms:

    <p>Agonized = Tormented Exert = Strive Glimpsed = Caught sight of Recounted = Retold</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following words with their usage:

    <p>Beckoning = Waving someone to come closer Contrary = Describing opposing views Disbanded = Dissolving an organization Gesture = Making a sign of appreciation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The organization was forced to ______ due to financial difficulties.

    <p>disbanded</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The old, abandoned house looked ______ and lonely.

    <p>forlorn</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The smell of the old books was ______ and unpleasant.

    <p>musty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The ______ figure of the hourglass represented the passage of time.

    <p>hourglass</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The tourists got ______ in the countryside and had to find their way back to the ______.

    <p>lost, inn</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The firework ______ brightly in the night sky.

    <p>ignited</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The hikers were ______ by the steep terrain and had to take a break.

    <p>agonized</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The protesters were accused of ______ and inciting riots.

    <p>sedition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Vocabulary Building

    • Absconded: leaving secretly and quickly to avoid detection or arrest
    • Agonized: experiencing intense physical or mental pain or suffering
    • Beckoning: making a gesture to encourage someone to come nearer or follow
    • Contrary: opposite in nature, direction, or meaning
    • Exert: applying or bringing to bear a force, influence, or quality
    • Flutters: rapid, irregular movements or vibrations, typically made by something light and soft
    • Gesture: a movement of part of the body to express an idea or meaning
    • Sedated: administered a drug to calm or relieve anxiety or agitation

    Descriptive Words

    • Forlorn: pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely
    • God-forsaken: desolate and abandoned by God or humans
    • Musty: stale, damp, and typically unpleasant-smelling
    • Tattered: torn, ragged, or worn to shreds
    • Unmoved: not affected or touched emotionally by something

    Miscellaneous

    • Disbanded: to break up or dissolve an organization or group
    • Glimpsed: caught a momentary or partial view of something
    • Hourglass: a device used to measure time
    • Ignite: to catch fire or cause to catch fire
    • Inn: a small establishment providing lodging, food, and drink
    • Morrow: the next day
    • Recounted: to tell someone about something or give an account of an event or experience
    • Retrospect: a survey or review of a past course of events or period of time
    • Sedition: conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against authority
    • Steamed: cooked by means of steam

    Vocabulary Building

    • Absconded: leaving secretly and quickly to avoid detection or arrest
    • Agonized: experiencing intense physical or mental pain or suffering
    • Beckoning: making a gesture to encourage someone to come nearer or follow
    • Contrary: opposite in nature, direction, or meaning
    • Exert: applying or bringing to bear a force, influence, or quality
    • Flutters: rapid, irregular movements or vibrations, typically made by something light and soft
    • Gesture: a movement of part of the body to express an idea or meaning
    • Sedated: administered a drug to calm or relieve anxiety or agitation

    Descriptive Words

    • Forlorn: pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely
    • God-forsaken: desolate and abandoned by God or humans
    • Musty: stale, damp, and typically unpleasant-smelling
    • Tattered: torn, ragged, or worn to shreds
    • Unmoved: not affected or touched emotionally by something

    Miscellaneous

    • Disbanded: to break up or dissolve an organization or group
    • Glimpsed: caught a momentary or partial view of something
    • Hourglass: a device used to measure time
    • Ignite: to catch fire or cause to catch fire
    • Inn: a small establishment providing lodging, food, and drink
    • Morrow: the next day
    • Recounted: to tell someone about something or give an account of an event or experience
    • Retrospect: a survey or review of a past course of events or period of time
    • Sedition: conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against authority
    • Steamed: cooked by means of steam

    Vocabulary Building

    • Absconded: leaving secretly and quickly to avoid detection or arrest
    • Agonized: experiencing intense physical or mental pain or suffering
    • Beckoning: making a gesture to encourage someone to come nearer or follow
    • Contrary: opposite in nature, direction, or meaning
    • Exert: applying or bringing to bear a force, influence, or quality
    • Flutters: rapid, irregular movements or vibrations, typically made by something light and soft
    • Gesture: a movement of part of the body to express an idea or meaning
    • Sedated: administered a drug to calm or relieve anxiety or agitation

    Descriptive Words

    • Forlorn: pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely
    • God-forsaken: desolate and abandoned by God or humans
    • Musty: stale, damp, and typically unpleasant-smelling
    • Tattered: torn, ragged, or worn to shreds
    • Unmoved: not affected or touched emotionally by something

    Miscellaneous

    • Disbanded: to break up or dissolve an organization or group
    • Glimpsed: caught a momentary or partial view of something
    • Hourglass: a device used to measure time
    • Ignite: to catch fire or cause to catch fire
    • Inn: a small establishment providing lodging, food, and drink
    • Morrow: the next day
    • Recounted: to tell someone about something or give an account of an event or experience
    • Retrospect: a survey or review of a past course of events or period of time
    • Sedition: conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against authority
    • Steamed: cooked by means of steam

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