The Uglies Vocabulary
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. gaping
A. To move along rapidly and lightly
2. fleeting
B. Resembling a ___ in form
3. expanse
C. To take delight in
4. perceptible
D. A powerful circular current of water
5. charred
E. A person who is ___ to a particular infection
6. monotonous
F. To give free rein to
7. expeditions
G. Consisting of or characterized by or inciting to ___
8. mutinous
H. The speech act of making something evident
9. dehydrated
I. The extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
10. indulge
J. Susceptible to attack
11. vulnerable
K. A military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country (plural)
12. immune
L. A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator
13. reveling
M. To preserve by removing all water and liquids from
14. concoction
N. Any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
15. infiltrate
O. To burn to charcoal
16. serpentine
P. To put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
17. sustainable
Q. Capable of being ___ by the mind or senses
18. tyranny
R. Capable of being ___
19. maelstrom
S. Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
20. extinguish
T. To make an opening or gap in
21. revelation
U. To cause to enter by penetrating the interstices