Vocabulary Quiz Solutions for Five Little Peppers Midway

I. Give the definition for the following vocabulary words:

implore : urgently beg

evolve - 1 : to undergo gradual change

genial : having a pleasant or friendly disposition; gracious

nonchalance : casual lack of concern

avidity : ardent desire or craving; eagerness

quench : to suppress; squelch

insufferable : difficult or impossible to endure

II. Correctly spell the vocabulary words defined below:

having a healthy reddish color - ruddy

with reflection or contemplation; pensively - meditative

enticement - temptation

without pretension; ingenuous - naive

warm and friendly - cordial - 1

angry; ill-tempered - irascible

a contortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt or disgust - grimace

III. Use the following vocabulary words in a complete sentence:

chaotic : I see your household is in a very ... state.

condescend : The chances for keeping her as long as she ... to stay, are really very good.

convulsive : Alexia pinched Polly's gray woolen jacket sleeve ....

refractory : Polly crushed the ... folds recklessly in one hand.

apothecary : Hortense has gone to the ....

interval : In the brief ... since the arousing of the household, she had tried to make a perfect breakfast.

remonstrate : Mrs. Chatterton might as well have ... with the north wind.