Word &
Part of Speech
Definition
Synonym
Antonym
Used in Sentence
Ch. 1 (v.)
p. 1
tether
to fasten an object to
something else
tie; secure
untie
Hundreds of colored balloons are
tethered down behind me.
Ch. 2 (n.)
p. 17
banshee
a female spirit that
wails to warn of
impending death
phantom
human
Jeffrey started to scream like a
banshee.
Ch. 3 (adj.)
p. 28
spastic
jerky (referring to
movement)
convulsive
smooth
Annette just popped up like some
spastic hand puppet.
Ch. 4 (adv.)
p. 40
profusely
in a plentiful manner
abundantly
meagerly
My child is bleeding profusely!
Ch. 5 (adj.)
p. 47
deranged
irrational;
insane
crazy
sane; normal
He looked like some deranged
anteater, but I didn’t think it would
be good to tell him.
Ch. 6 (adj.)
p. 67
sheepish
shy or embarrassed
timid
unashamed
My dad gave me a sheepish look
and started off after my mom.
Word &
Part of Speech
Definition
Synonym
Antonym
Used in Sentence
Ch. 7 (n.)
p. 83
prodigy
somebody with
exceptional talent
genius
untalented
person
Annette was the only keyboard
prodigy in the building.
Ch. 8 (n.)
p. 112
flourish
a showy display
grand gesture
modest act
With a flourish, I pulled out his
favorite Rescue Heroes action
figure.
Ch. 9 (v.)
p. 128
sashay
walk in a graceful
manner
glide
stomp
Renee sashayed onto the bus and
took Annette’s empty seat.
Ch. 10 (adv.)
p. 132
relentlessly
in a persistent manner
steadily
never;
intermittently
I was relentlessly angry every
minute of every day.
Ch. 11 (adj.)
p. 156
foreseeable
predictable
projected
unknown
Mom told me that Jeffrey would be vulnerable
to germs in the foreseeable future, so I should be
extra-careful to avoid anyone with a cold.
Ch. 12 (adv.)
p. 174
furtively
done in a sneaky or
secretive way
slyly
honestly;
openly
The grown-ups kept pausing to
look furtively at Jeffrey.
Word &
Part of Speech
Definition
Synonym
Antonym
Used in Sentence
Ch. 13 (v.)
p. 178
plague
to annoy or disturb
bother;
trouble
help or relieve
I was plagued by nightmares.
Ch. 14 (n.)
p. 191
dynamo
an energetic,
hardworking, and
forceful person
high achiever
under achiever
Annette is a musical dynamo.
Ch. 15 (adv.)
p. 200
retroactively
relating to things that
have happened in the
past
subsequently;
done afterward
currently
I couldn’t retroactively sew the
mouth shut of the kid.
Ch. 16 (v.)
p. 207
wield
to hold, control, or use
an object
handle
let go of
something
Renee was wielding a compass (or
possibly a protractor).
Ch. 17 (n.)
p. 227
alcove
nook or recessed space
niche
large room
In a hidden little alcove at the end of
the hall, I found a tiny room.
Ch. 18 (adv.)
p. 234
theoretically
done in a hypothetical
way
definitely
The enzyme levels should
theoretically give us some
warning.
supposedly