WMS Reading Coraline Vocabulary

Mrs. Spillane (United States of America)
The following words have been extracted from Neil Gaiman's graphic novel "Coraline." Please use the features of vocabulary.com to study for the test!
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  1. irritate
    cause annoyance in
    “The film makes you face questions that might be irritating,” he said.
  2. exotic
    characteristic of another place or part of the world
    After a childhood of wholesome home cooked fresh food I wanted the exotic delights from foreign countries best enjoyed out of a take away carton.
    Class definition: Something that is exotic is unusual and interesting because it comes from a faraway place.
  3. reassure
    cause to feel confident
    He nodded and reassured me, even though he had no role at all in the surgery. Slate (Sep 22, 2013)
    class definition: to put somone at ease
  4. ponder
    reflect deeply on a subject
    As the scene onstage comes to an end, he leans back to ponder.
    class definition: If you ponder something, you think about it carefully.
  5. vague
    not clearly understood or expressed
    “The law is vague,” he said, “and poorly written."
    Class definition: When something is vague, it is so unclear that it is hard to understand.
  6. nefarious
    extremely wicked
    Creating fake social media accounts can also be used for more nefarious purposes than creating fake "likes," such as identity theft.
  7. contented
    satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
    I was happy and contented and never worried what people thought.
  8. sarcastic
    expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
    They are not sorry at all, just being sarcastic.
  9. abandon
    leave behind empty; move out of
    An abandoned car that Banksy had painted lost its doors.
  10. scuttle
    move about or proceed hurriedly
    These colourful lizards can scamper rapidly up walls, scuttle along ceilings and even hang upside down on polished glass.
Created on Wed Oct 16 15:25:08 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Oct 23 12:22:58 EDT 2013)

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