CHAPTER 1 (LANGUAGE REPERTOIRE)

Question 1

(noun) trivial talk; conversations about unimportant matters

Answer 1

CHATTER

Question 2

(adjective) placed in a protective spot

Answer 2

NESTLED

Question 3

(adjective) innumerable: a great many

Answer 3

COUNTLESS

Question 4

(noun) cover

Answer 4

LID

Question 5

(noun) the state of being forgotten

Answer 5

OBLIVION

Question 6

(noun) a large chest or box with hinges and a lock

Answer 6

TRUNK

Question 7

(noun) a coin worth one cent

Answer 7

PENNY

Question 8

(noun) a coin worth five cents

Answer 8

NICKEL

Question 9

(noun) a coin worth ten cents

Answer 9

DIME

Question 10

(noun) a coin worth twenty-five cents

Answer 10

QUARTER

Question 11

(noun) a coin worth one dollar

Answer 11

LOONIE OR LOONY

Question 12

(noun) a coin worth two dollars

Answer 12

TOONIE OR TOONY

Question 13

(verb) to scream or to yell

Answer 13

TO HOLLER

Question 14

(verb) to crush or to flatten

Answer 14

TO SQUISH

Question 15

(noun) an obstacle or difficulty

Answer 15

HURDLE

Question 16

(adjective) dishonest or illegal

Answer 16

CROOKED

Question 17

(noun) a mark left on the skin after a wound or injury

Answer 17

SCAR

Question 18

(noun) a fixed charge or tax paid for the privilege of using a bridge or a road

Answer 18

TOLL

Question 19

(noun) an invention, machine, or technique

Answer 19

DEVICE

Question 20

(adjective) repulsive, extremely ugly to look at

Answer 20

HIDEOUS

Question 21

(adjective) dangerous

Answer 21

VICIOUS

Question 22

(verb) to speak in anger or hostility

Answer 22

TO SNARL

Question 23

(verb) to scream

Answer 23

TO SHRIEK

Question 24

(verb) to permit

Answer 24

TO ALLOW

Question 25

(noun) hat, gloves, cards, accessories

Answer 25

PROPS

Question 26

(adjective) friendly, sociable

Answer 26

OUTGOING

Question 27

(noun) a lack of respect

Answer 27

CONTEMPT

Question 28

(adjective) extremely angry

Answer 28

LIVID

Question 29

(verb) to shine

Answer 29

TO SPARKLE

Question 30

(adjective) a soft silver-white metal

Answer 30

TIN

Question 31

(noun) a long flat narrow board used for putting things on

Answer 31

SHELF

Question 32

(noun) the type of people that a book, a program, an advertisement etc. is supposed to attract

Answer 32

AUDIENCE

Question 33

(noun) words at the top of each page in a dictionary to indicate what is the first word and the last word of the page

Answer 33

GUIDE WORDS

Question 34

(expression) it is very expensive

Answer 34

IF SOMETHING COSTS A “PRETTY PENNY”

Question 35

(expression) you are eager to spend money, often in a wasteful manner

Answer 35

IF MONEY “BURNS A HOLE IN YOUR POCKET”

Question 36

(expression) we shouldn’t spend or waste money, but save it

Answer 36

“A PENNY SAVED IS A PENNY EARNED”

Question 37

(expression) is a rich, often extravagant person

Answer 37

“MONEYBAGS”

Question 38

(expression) you give your opinion about something

Answer 38

“ADD YOUR TWO CENTS WORTH”