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Flora and Ulysses - Critical Vocab

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  • consider
    to think about carefully
  • consume
    to eat, to purchase
  • What types of books does Flora's mother write?
    romance
  • What might you do 'inadvertently' while listening to a 'mundane' person speak?
    .
  • Flora doesn't trust people very much. She calls herself a
    cynic
  • Have you ever 'obliged' even when you did not want to?
    .
  • cynic
    someone who always expects bad things to happen
  • disdain
    acting as though someone else is unimportant or not as good as you are
  • Tell about a time you acted in 'defiance'.
    .
  • mundane
    ordinary and often dull
  • descended
    move downwards
  • What is your favorite thing to 'consume'?
    .
  • What is something 'profound' you could say to someone you care about?
    .
  • How do you feel when a plane 'descends'?
    .
  • inadvertently
    to do something by mistake or not realizing it
  • If you were planning a party outside, what might a 'cynic' expect to happen?
    .
  • Tell about a time you 'considered' something before you 'obliged' to do it.
    .
  • What are some things that cannot be 'consumed'?
    .
  • pursuit
    something you attempt to accomplish
  • The Incredible Incandesto is a janitor who's name is
    Alfred T. Slipper
  • profound
    deep, meaningful
  • How would you feel if someone treated you with 'disdain'?
    .
  • obliged
    do what was asked or expected to do
  • Do 'mundane' people go on adventures?
    .
  • defiance
    when you know something is not allowed, but you do it anyway
  • What has happened in Flora's life that might make her a cynic?
    she's hurt by her parents divorced, she doesn't get alone with her mom, she misses her dad, her mom works too much, she's scared of getting her feelings hurt