Name:_______________________________ Date:______________ Per:____ Wonder – Via Vocabulary 1. noble (pg. 83): Dignified; having or showing qualities of high moral character, as courage, generosity, or honor. 2. vividly (pg. 86): Clearly; evoking realistic images within the mind; heard, seen, or felt as if real. 3. splay (pg. 88): Turned outward. 4. gauge (pg. 90): To evaluate of judge. 5. prude (pg. 94): A person who is excessively proper or modest (not elaborate or showy) 6. instinctively (pg. 95): A natural talent or ability; unlearned. 7. meticulously (pg. 97): Taking or showing extreme care about details. 8. spitefully (pg. 101): Showing an intention to harm. 9. mutation (pg. 104): A change or alteration; a change in the genes or chromosomes of a living thing that can be inherited by its offspring (children). 10. forecast (pg. 105): Predict. 11. quips (pg. 107): A clever or witty remark or comment. 12. diverse (pg. 107): Having variety; made up of several or many kinds. 13. immerses (109): absorbs; to involve deeply. 14. bribed (112): Promise or offer to give something in exchange for a service or favor. 15. emphatically (115): Insistently; forceful and definite in expression or action.