Vocabulary Quiz Solutions for The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island

I. Give the definition for the following vocabulary words:

leviathan - 1 : an unusually large animal

debris : the scattered remains of something broken or destroyed; wreckage

construct : to have formed by assembling or combining parts; create

epitaph : an inscription on a tombstone in memory of the one buried there

fertile : rich in the material needed to sustain plant growth

II. Correctly spell the vocabulary words defined below:

to sink to a lower or normal level; abate - subside

a long narrow opening - fissure

difficult to handle because of weight or bulk - cumbrous

the quality of being full of animation and spirit - vivacity

to counterbalance; to serve as or provide a substitute - compensate

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

piteous : The ... cries of the children aroused the father.

hexagonal : Fritz had destroyed the ... shape of the rock crystal.

commence : We ... unloading the boat.

entreaty : I raised my voice in earnest ....

ballast : I gathered up all the heavy things around me and threw them as ... into the tubs.