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List: Book Words - Fish In A Tree - Chapter 1-20
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1. arachnid - The word ' arachnid' means?
a. v. to force out in a steady stream
b. n. the use of lies or tricks to cheat or take advantage of in a way that is often against the law
c. adj. using or based on or caused by faulty reasoning
d. n. an arthropod having four pairs of legs and belonging to the class that includes scorpions
ticks and spiders.
2. delirious - The word ' delirious' means?
a. n. an arthropod having four pairs of legs and belonging to the class that includes scorpions
ticks and spiders.
b. adj. marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
c. n. -Obsolete- any military supplies anything hurled by a weapon or exploded as a weapon; as
bullets; gunpowder; shot; shells; bombs; grenades; rockets; etc. any means of attack or
defense -example-the facts provided him with ammunition for his argume
d. n. and v. a rising up against the government; rebellion; insurrection any refusal to submit to or
accept authority; custom; etc. the state of a person or persons revolting
3. stoop - The word ' stoop' means?
a. v. to swallow in liquid form
b. v. to bend the body forward or in a crouch; n. small porch or set of steps at the front entrance
of a house
c. v. to join together by or as if by melting.
d. n. a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk; v. stir cream
vigorously in order to make butter
4. inquire - The word ' inquire' means?
a. v. to join together by or as if by melting.
b. v. to seek information by questioning; to make investigation
c. v. to arrange troops or equipment in position for battle; to put into use.
d. n. one which expects the most favorable outcome; a cheerful and hopeful person
5. spout - The word ' spout' means?
a. v. to force out in a steady stream
b. adj. using or based on or caused by faulty reasoning
c. v. to bend the body forward or in a crouch; n. small porch or set of steps at the front entrance
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of a house
d. v. to walk or march slowly and with difficulty or tiredness
6. churn - The word ' churn' means?
a. n. an arthropod having four pairs of legs and belonging to the class that includes scorpions
ticks and spiders.
b. n. and v. a rising up against the government; rebellion; insurrection any refusal to submit to or
accept authority; custom; etc. the state of a person or persons revolting
c. n. a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk; v. stir cream
vigorously in order to make butter
d. adj. having no limits or end; without measure.
7. chrome - The word ' chrome' means?
a. n. chromium or chromium alloy - a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to
corrosion and tarnishing
b. v. to bend the body forward or in a crouch; n. small porch or set of steps at the front entrance
of a house
c. v. to join together by or as if by melting.
d. n. and v. a rising up against the government; rebellion; insurrection any refusal to submit to or
accept authority; custom; etc. the state of a person or persons revolting
8. trudge - The word ' trudge' means?
a. adj. having no limits or end; without measure.
b. adj. using or based on or caused by faulty reasoning
c. v. to seek information by questioning; to make investigation
d. v. to walk or march slowly and with difficulty or tiredness
9. optimist - The word ' optimist' means?
a. n. one which expects the most favorable outcome; a cheerful and hopeful person
b. n. a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk; v. stir cream
vigorously in order to make butter
c. adj. having no limits or end; without measure.
d. v. to swallow in liquid form
10. fuse - The word ' fuse' means?
a. v. to join together by or as if by melting.
b. adj. having no limits or end; without measure.
c. n. the use of lies or tricks to cheat or take advantage of in a way that is often against the law
d. n. a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk; v. stir cream
vigorously in order to make butter
11. fraud - The word ' fraud' means?
a. v. to bend the body forward or in a crouch; n. small porch or set of steps at the front entrance
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of a house
b. n. the use of lies or tricks to cheat or take advantage of in a way that is often against the law
c. adj. lacking manners or refinement; rude vulgar or gauche
d. adj. using or based on or caused by faulty reasoning
12. uncouth - The word ' uncouth' means?
a. v. to join together by or as if by melting.
b. n. a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk; v. stir cream
vigorously in order to make butter
c. adj. lacking manners or refinement; rude vulgar or gauche
d. adj. using or based on or caused by faulty reasoning
13. illogical - The word ' illogical' means?
a. n. a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk; v. stir cream
vigorously in order to make butter
b. adj. marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
c. adj. using or based on or caused by faulty reasoning
d. v. to join together by or as if by melting.
14. revolt - The word ' revolt' means?
a. v. to arrange troops or equipment in position for battle; to put into use.
b. n. -Obsolete- any military supplies anything hurled by a weapon or exploded as a weapon; as
bullets; gunpowder; shot; shells; bombs; grenades; rockets; etc. any means of attack or
defense -example-the facts provided him with ammunition for his argume
c. n. and v. a rising up against the government; rebellion; insurrection any refusal to submit to or
accept authority; custom; etc. the state of a person or persons revolting
d. adj. using or based on or caused by faulty reasoning
15. ammunition - The word ' ammunition' means?
a. n. chromium or chromium alloy - a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to
corrosion and tarnishing
b. v. to seek information by questioning; to make investigation
c. n. -Obsolete- any military supplies anything hurled by a weapon or exploded as a weapon; as
bullets; gunpowder; shot; shells; bombs; grenades; rockets; etc. any means of attack or
defense -example-the facts provided him with ammunition for his argume
d. n. a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk; v. stir cream
vigorously in order to make butter
16. deploy - The word ' deploy' means?
a. n. one which expects the most favorable outcome; a cheerful and hopeful person
b. v. to force out in a steady stream
c. n. the use of lies or tricks to cheat or take advantage of in a way that is often against the law
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d. v. to arrange troops or equipment in position for battle; to put into use.
17. guzzle - The word ' guzzle' means?
a. n. a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk; v. stir cream
vigorously in order to make butter
b. v. to seek information by questioning; to make investigation
c. n. -Obsolete- any military supplies anything hurled by a weapon or exploded as a weapon; as
bullets; gunpowder; shot; shells; bombs; grenades; rockets; etc. any means of attack or
defense -example-the facts provided him with ammunition for his argume
d. v. to swallow in liquid form
18. infinite - The word ' infinite' means?
a. adj. having no limits or end; without measure.
b. adj. using or based on or caused by faulty reasoning
c. v. to walk or march slowly and with difficulty or tiredness
d. n. and v. a rising up against the government; rebellion; insurrection any refusal to submit to or
accept authority; custom; etc. the state of a person or persons revolting
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