Vocabulary Test for The City of Ember

Directions:  Write the correct vocabulary word in front of its definition.

endeavor plummet hoist methodically
flank vague strewn lurk
egress convoluted vicious kiosk
refugees catastrophe    
1.  _____________________________ A path or opening for going out; an exit; door; outlet
2.  _____________________________ A conscientious  effort toward an end; an earnest attempt; try; effort
3.  _____________________________ To move furtively; sneak; lie in wait; hang about; creep around
4.  _____________________________ Indistinctly felt, perceived, understood, or recalled; hazy; unclear; fuzzy
5.  _____________________________ Characterized by ordered and systematic habits or behavior; logically; carefully; precisely; meticulously
6.  _____________________________ An unexpected, disastrous event that causes great suffering
7.  _____________________________ To raise or haul up with or as if with the help of a mechanical apparatus; heave; lift
8.  _____________________________ One who flees in search of refuge, as in times of war, political oppression, or religious persecution; person in exile
9.  _____________________________ Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; complex; elaborate; intricate
10.  _____________________________ Spiteful; malicious; nasty; cruel; mean
11.  _____________________________ To fall straight down; plunge; nose-dive; crash down; tumble
12.  _____________________________
  1. A small structure, often open on one or more sides, used as a newsstand or booth.
  2. A cylindrical structure on which advertisements are posted.
13.  _____________________________ To spread here and there; scatter
14.  _____________________________ To protect or guard the sides of