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The Maze Runner Vocabulary
Set 1
annoyance: noun. a person who disturbs or bothers (a person) in a way that displeases,
troubles, or slightly irritates; nuisance
syn: anger, discontent, displeasure, distress, exasperation
ant: delight, enjoyment, happiness, joy
belligerence: noun. a warlike or aggressively hostile nature, condition, or attitude.
syn: animosity, antagonism, combativeness, hostility
conciliatory: adj. to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over
syn: appeasing, assuaging, calm
ant: antagonistic, fighting, refusing
delirious: adj. affected by an acute mental disturbance characterized by confused thinking and
disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
syn: agitated, distraught, frenzied, hysterical
ant: collected, composed, recollected, self-collected
elation: noun. the state of being marked by high spirits
syn: cloud nine, euphoria, exhilaration, heaven
ant: misery, sadness, unhappiness, woe
empathy: noun. the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously
experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present
without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated.
syn: affinity, appreciation, being on same wavelength, comprehension
ant: apathy, misunderstanding, unfeelingness
festering: verb. to form pus; generate purulent matter; suppurate
syn: blister, canker, putrefy, ulcer
ant: dissipate, get better, heal, lessen
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hideous: adj. horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly
syn: abominable, bestial, detestable, disgusting
ant: attractive, beautiful, charming, delightful
illusion: noun. something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
syn: chimera, confusion, deception, delusion,
ant: certainty, event, fact, reality
interminable: adj. incapable of being terminated; unending
syn: boundless, ceaseless, constant, continuous,
ant: bounded, ending, finite, terminable
laceration: noun. a rough, jagged tear
syn: gash, injury, lesion, pierce
melancholy: noun. a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression
syn: blue, dejected, low-spirited, woeful
ant: cheerful, happy, joyful
oblivion: noun. the state of being completely forgotten or unknown:
syn: carelessness, disregard, forgetfulness, unconcern
ant: awareness, consciousness, understanding
perplexed: adj. bewildered; puzzled
syn: baffle, befuddle, muck
ant: clarify, clear up, enlighten, explain
queasy: adj. inclined to or feeling nausea, as the stomach, a person, etc.; nauseous; nauseated
syn: qualmish, squeamish, uneasy, unwell
ant: comfortable, healthy, satisfied
sluiced: verb. to flush or cleanse with a rush of water
syn: irrigate, rinse , wash, wash out
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talisman: noun. an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
syn: good-luck piece, idol, lucky piece, rabbit's foot
ant: curse, hex, spell, jinx
trepidation: noun. a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation
syn: anxiety, dread, panic, terror,
ant: calm, contentment, happiness
vengeance: noun. infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like, on a person by another who
has been harmed by that person; violent revenge
syn: avengement, repayment, retribution, settling of score
ant: forgiveness, pardon
waft: verb. to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water
syn: be carried, drift, float, draft
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The Maze Runner Vocabulary
Set 1
annoyance
belligerence
conciliatory
delirious
elation
empathy
festering
hideous
illusion
interminable
laceration
melancholy
oblivion
perplexed
queasy
sluiced
talisman
trepidation
vengeance
waft
Completing the Sentence
1. There was a lot of __________ for parents' on graduation day.
2. She was still angry with her uncle despite his __________ words.
3. I understand that Halloween is all about a scary costume, but that evil, __________ mask will
give us all nightmares.
4. He received 26 sutures to his scalp__________.
5. Mobile phones are an acknowledged source of __________ in public places.
6 The descent was easier but the last lap along the forest path seemed__________!
7. I was feeling __________ after eating too many hamburgers.
8. I had sincere __________ for the orphan because my sister and I were both orphans.
9. Margaret is determined to rescue the old folk song from__________.
10. Dream catchers are an Indian __________ that is said to keep evil dreams at bay.
11. I felt another earthquake beginning, and I was overcome with__________.
12. The conflict between the two boys has been __________ for quite a long time.
13. The patient was placed in seclusion on the basis of increased agitation and __________.
14. The strong odor of the fish cooking in the kitchen __________ through the house.
15. I was __________ at what caused the escalation of a small problem into a major conflict.
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16. The magician's __________ was so convincing that everyone was fooled.
17. I was __________ with excitement before going to Walt Disney World.
Synonyms
1. fall’s smells drifted through the air
____________
2. anxiety about the marathon
____________
3. the elderly patient had hostility
____________
4. the painting was of a bestial face
____________
5. miners rinsed the trap
____________
6. the symphony seemed unending
____________
7. the maze was bewildered my senses
____________
8. parents often use conciliatory language with a baby
____________
9. received a large gash in my skin
____________
10. often ancient technology is disregarded
____________
11. this 1963 penny is my lucky piece
____________
12. dissection makes me squeamish
____________
13. on cloud nine after making the team
____________
14. the delay was a minor nuisance
____________
15. the infected cut was blistering
____________
Antonyms
16. person who has forgiveness
____________
17. surrender, yielding
____________
18. happy feelings for a friend
____________
19. reality of an event
____________
20. real apathy for her characters
____________
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Choosing the Right Word
1. He was so (delirious, interminable) after the long hike; he thought the trees were talking to
him.
2. Even though he was angry and disagreed with her point of view, her father spoke in a
(queasy, conciliatory) tone.
3. His fists crashed upon the keys of the piano and produced a (perplexed, hideous) sound.
4. It must have been the gloom of the house and the steady rain that made me feel so
(melancholy, elation).
5. I was very (sluiced, queasy) after riding the loopy roller coaster.
6. The (illusion, vengeance) was so vivid, Sally thought it was real and tried to touch it.
7. A barking dog is a real (annoyance, empathy) when you're trying to sleep.
8. His anger only grew as he unleashed his (oblivion, vengeance) on the perpetrator.
9. Most people do not believe that rabbit's feet and other (talismans, illusion) actually bring
good luck.
10 My bloody cut would not stop (sluiced, festering).
11. Christians have great (empathy, melancholy) for the poor and sick people.
12. He (sluiced, wafted) the gutters with lots of water in order to make sure they were clear.
13. The required reading for class seems (delirious, interminable).
14. Many former movie stars now live in (oblivion, annoyance).
15. The flag (festers, wafts) softly in the breeze.
16. There was (trepidation, elation) among the students when the last day of school finally
arrived.
17. That young man's (belligerence, talisman) toward authority figures is going to get him in
trouble with the law.
18. (Oblivion, Trepidation) caused me to allow all the skiers behind me to go down the
formidable slope first.
19. I had to ask you to wash the car everyday this week, and I am (perplexed, conciliatory) that
you still want your allowance when car was never washed.
20. He suffered a (vengeance, laceration) on his cheek during the duel.