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