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Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Vocabulary

Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Vocabulary. Antagonism. Hostility or unfriendliness Katie's reply was filled with antagonism when she was asked to clean her room. Contorted. Twisted or pulled out of shape. Her face was contorted with anger when she saw her broken necklace. Defiant.

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Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Vocabulary

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  1. Monsters Are Due on Maple StreetVocabulary

  2. Antagonism • Hostility or unfriendliness • Katie's reply was filled with antagonism when she was asked to clean her room.

  3. Contorted • Twisted or pulled out of shape. • Her face was contorted with anger when she saw her broken necklace.

  4. Defiant • Willing to stand up to opposition, bold. • The large and hostile monster was defiant when asked to stop eating the cars.

  5. Flustered • Nervous or confused • The eighth grader was flustered when the boy she liked asked her to the dance.

  6. Idiosyncrasy • Odd mannerisms, a personal way of acting. • The demented man had some odd idiosyncratic behaviors, such as washing his hands over and over.

  7. Incriminate • To cause to appear guilty. • The evidence the police used to incriminate the confused man was circumstantial.

  8. Intense • Showing great concentration or determination. • The young girl played the game boy with intense determination.

  9. Legitimate • Accepted practice, reasonable. The school had a legitimate plan to overcome absenteeism.

  10. Optimistic • Hopeful about the future, confident. • Mrs. Jones is very optimistic about the basketball teams chances for making it to the play-offs.

  11. Persistent • Refusing to give up, continuing stubbornly. • After the attack, the spaceman persistently searching for the remaining creatures.

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