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Vocabulary Words

This quiz will test your understanding of vocabulary words from the novel "Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes" by Chris Crutcher. Learn the meaning of words like pummeled, cretin, grimace, sacrilegious, and more. Get ready for the quiz this Friday!

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Vocabulary Words

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  1. Vocabulary Words Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes Set 4 Quiz: Set 3 and Set 4 = THIS FRIDAY

  2. pummeled • The Warriors quarterback fumbled the football after he was pummeled to the ground by the Packers defensive line. • A typhoon that left a trail of death in the Philippines pummeled Japan on Saturday, where it claimed three lives and flooded cities.

  3. Definition - Pummeled • Strike repeatedly • POS: Verb • Synonyms: hit, smack, punch

  4. cretin • My dad is an extremely intelligent man who works hard and earns the respect of all who know him. However, his older brother is a lazy, shameful, cretin who drank his way through school and has never been employed. • You will become a worthless cretin if you sit around all day and watch TV.

  5. Definition - CRETIN • Stupid person • POS: Noun • Synonyms: creep, fool, idiot

  6. grimace • The sour milk made his face grimace. • Most people grimace at the mere sound of the dentist’s drill.

  7. Definition - GRIMACE • An ugly facial expression; expressing disgust • POS: Verb • Synonyms: frown, sneer

  8. sacrilegious • The town’s newcomer was very sacrilegious; he cursed at the pastor and vandalized the church. #Treated • My friend Angela says it is sacrilegious to wear a rosary as jewelry.

  9. definition - sacrilegious • Violation of anything that is sacred • POS: Adjective • Synonyms: unholy, indecent, blasphemous

  10. antics • The boys antics during class were unacceptable and quite annoying. • The antics of the chimpanzee amused the crowds at the zoo.

  11. Definition - ANTICS • Foolish, outrageous behavior • POS: Noun • Synonyms: trick, joke, prank

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