Mrs. Frisby and The Rats of

NimhVocabulary

Mrs. Frisby and The Rats of

NimhVocabulary

Novel Study

Chapter7-8

Vocabulary

Chapter7-8

Vocabulary

Novel Study

Words to Knowexpedition

trifle

instinctive

intrude

descent

protruded

agitatedinevitable

accustomedconceivable

To fall, drop or decline

descentexpedition

trifleinstinctiveinevitable

conceivabledescent

protrudedagitated

accustomedintrude

A journey

expeditionexpeditiontrifle

instinctiveinevitable

conceivabledescent

protrudedagitated

accustomedintrude

Unwelcomed, uninvited, to butt

in

intrudeexpeditiontrifle

instinctiveinevitable

conceivabledescent

protrudedagitated

accustomedintrude

Upset, stirred up, anxious

agitatedexpeditiontrifle

instinctiveinevitable

conceivabledescent

protrudedagitated

accustomedintrude

Of little value, of little importance

trifleexpedition

trifleinstinctiveinevitable

conceivabledescent

protrudedagitated

accustomedintrude

To stick out

protrudedexpedition

trifleinstinctiveinevitable

conceivabledescent

protrudedagitated

accustomedintrude

Unavoidable, certain to happen

inevitableexpeditiontrifle

instinctiveinevitable

conceivabledescent

protrudedagitated

accustomedintrude

Automatic, done without thinking

instinctiveexpeditiontrifle

instinctiveinevitable

conceivabledescent

protrudedagitated

accustomedintrude

Being used to something

accustomedexpeditiontrifle

instinctiveinevitable

conceivabledescent

protrudedagitated

accustomedintrude

Able to understand, possible

conceivableexpeditiontrifle

instinctiveinevitable

conceivabledescent

protrudedagitated

accustomedintrude

Which means the same thing as the bold word?

Is it conceivable to you that your child could have committed this crime?

possibleNot able to understand

Which means the same thing as the underlined word?

 I was accustomed to having chicken for dinner on Friday.

hateUsed to

Which means the same thing as the underlined word?

She didn't play her music loud because it would agitated her roommate

Was too loud

Made upset

Which means the same thing as the underlined word?

The window air-conditioner does not protrude into the alley.

Fall outStick out

Which means the same thing as the underlined word?

He plummeted for a second, then pulled his cord, slowing to a nice descent toward the ground.

Declineairplane

Which means the same thing as the underlined word?

After looking in every conceivable spot, I still cannot find my glasses.

possiblelost

Which means the same thing as the underlined word?

• At school, it is inevitable that a sick child will give a cold to a healthy child.

certainsick

Which means the same thing as the underlined word?

He instinctively put up his hands to cover his face when his eye caught something flying towards him.

Did it without thinkingDucked out of the way

Which means the same thing as the underlined word?

 The man’s money was trifle compared to his families wellbeing.

richDidn’t mean much

Which means the same thing as the underlined word?

Christopher Columbus took his crew on an expedition to the new world.

journeyBoat ride

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